Larry Dean Derby 1960-2010

DERBY MCCUE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/6/2011 at 23:37:36

Sioux City Journal
7 October 2010

SIOUX CTIY -- Larry Dean Derby, 50, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital from injuries sustained in an accident at work.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Waterbury Funeral Service in Sergeant Bluff. Online condolences to the family may be made to www.waterburyFuneralServiceInc.com.

Larry was born in Sioux City on March 9, 1960, the son of Lowell Dean and Julia Mae (McCue) Derby. He attended Sioux City Community Schools. Larry was a lifetime resident of Sioux City.

He enjoyed spending time with all of his family. He was a vivacious individual who worked hard, played hard, and believed in living life to its fullest. He loved to garden, cook, fish, and lift weights.

Larry will be missed by his family which includes his daughter, Nicole Winters of Omaha; his significant other, Shelly Derby of Sioux City; his best friend Tracy Winters of Sioux City; his mother, Julia Derby of Sioux City; his two brothers, Fred Derby (Denise), and Jesse White, both of Sioux City; his four sisters, Marilyn Cooper (Sonny) of Jackson, Neb., Sharon Lerma (Alfredo) of Oklahoma City, Okla., Karen Hanson and Renee McCoy, both of Sioux City; his half brother, Marvin Castle of Hornick, Iowa; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Larry was preceded in death by his father, Lowell Derby; three sisters, Susan Priest, Goldie Henderson, and Mary Lou King; and his grandma, Esther McCue,

The family requests that memorials in Larry's name be made to the family.