Larry Joe Goodno Sr.

Larry Joe Goodno, Sr. was born October 25th 1939 in Ponca City, OK. Larry passed August 27th 2025 at his home in Ponca City at the age of 86. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, September 5, 2025, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will immediately follow at Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, OK. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W.Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK, 74601.

Larry grew up west of Ponca City and started his schooling at Woodbine. He later attended Finley School. He continued his schooling at East Jr High. Following that, he attended Ponca City High School with the class of 1957, where he was on the wresting and baseball teams.

On October 13th 1959, Larry married Connie Sue Williamson in Newkirk, OK. They established their first home in Ponca City, moving later to Arkansas City, and then to Newkirk. They made their home in Peckham for over 30 years.

Larry worked at Arkansas City's Rodeo meat plant for 18 years before working at Kay County Sheriff's office until he retired.

Larry is survived by: 3 sons, Larry Goodno, Jr. of Newkirk, Troy and Robin Goodno of Ponca City, and Kyce and Chartze Goodno of Ponca City; 1 daughter, Shelli and Glenn Avey of Kaw City; 8 grandsons, Cory, Dustin, and Ty Goodno, Clint Armstrong, lan Avey, B.J, Kyle and Kace Goodno; 1 granddaughter, Kinzee Goodno; 1 brother, Gerald Goodno of Ponca City; 1 sister, Myrlene MacArthur of Ponca City; and 2 nephews, Steve Pitts of West Chester, PA, and Darrell Pitts of Newborn Square, PA.

Larry was preceded in death by: his parents, Murl and Gertrude Goodno; his wife, Connie; and grandson, Colby Armstrong.

Larry's first love was baseball, where he was a standout player for POHI, and after High School, he played semi-pro baseball. In 1957, Larry went to work for 7-Up Bottling Company in Ponca City. In 1958, The University Of Oklahoma gave 7-Up Bottling 2 tickets to an upcoming OU football game. On October 4th 1958, Larry went to his very first OU football game (OU beat Oregon). That started a lifetime love between Larry and OU. He enjoyed golf and the Newkirk Country Club was where he loved to play. Thursday's golf scramble at Newkirk was his favorite thing to look forward to each week.

In lieu of plants and flowers, you can make a donation in Larry's name to Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, 445 Fairview Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.