Lawrence (Larry) E. Gries 1938 - 2019

GRIES

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/22/2020 at 19:27:16

Sioux City Journal
5 December 2019

Ellisville, Miss., formerly Sloan, Iowa

Lawrence (Larry) E. Gries died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Services were held in Ellisville on Nov. 18, officiated by the Rev. Shannon Slover.

Larry was born Dec. 1, 1938, in rural Kingsley, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Helen Gries. Larry was an over-the-road truck driver all his life. He was an avid pheasant hunter. He also possessed good handyman and carpentry skills. Larry cherished his family and friends, but his children, grandchildren, and great-grandson were the joys of his life.

Larry is survived by his son John (Cheryl) Gries; two daughters LeAnn (Klaus) Kocher and Kathy Jo Gries; four grandsons Jeff (Chelsea) McKinney, Michael and Mitchell Gries, and Tristen Kocher; granddaughter Cera Kocher; great-grandson Deacon McKinney; sister Lorraine Gries; two brothers Vernon (Joanne) Gries and Francis (Ruth) Gries; sister-in-law Linda Gries; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Michael Kelly Gries; brothers Kenneth (Kathy) Gries and Eldon J. Gries; two nieces Vickie and Debbie Gries; and two nephews Steve Gries and Joe Strom.

Pallbearers were his Mississipi friends Larry Looney, Chip Looney, Ron Maxey, Zan Carter, Stan Blackledge, and Curtis Jones.