Larry Gene Lane

1944 - 2026

Larry Gene Lane, 81, of Morrisville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29 as the result of a farm accident.
Larry was born Aug. 27, 1944, in Marshfield, the son of Clay Lane and Mary Loeta (Ryser) Lane.
Larry married Darlene Frazer on March 6, 1964, in Stockton. They were married for 62 years. They have two sons, Jeff Lane and Greg Lane.
Larry will be remembered as a kind and caring man, a good husband, dad, and friend. He was a successful businessman having owned and run Missouri Livestock Supplements from 1984 until his retirement in 2018.
Larry raised cattle most of his adult life and continued as a cattle farmer after his retirement from business. He was one of the top Braunvieh breeders in the U.S., having the largest herd of full-blood Braunvieh in the nation. He was a life-time member of the Braunvieh Association of America, and a member of the Missouri Braunvieh Association where he served as president many years. He was a member of the National Cattleman's Association, Missouri Cattleman's Association, and past president of Polk County Cattleman's Association.
Larry was an active member of Robberson Prairie Baptist Church where he was a deacon. He was always willing to do what was needed for the church and its members.
He is survived by his wife Darlene Lane; his sister Linda (Lane) Pierce and her husband David Pierce; his children, Jeffrey Lane and wife Yvette (Ritter) Lane, and Gregory Lane and wife Debbie (Green) Lane; grandchildren, Misty Lane, Nathan Lane, Nicole (Lane) Salas and husband Miguel Salas; and his great-grandson Luca Salas.
Preceding Larry in death are his parents Clay and Loeta (Ryser) Lane and his infant son Timothy Lane.
Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. and the funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar. He will be interred at the Robberson Prairie Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Robberson Prairie Baptist Church.