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Larry Cline Obituary
Dunkirk - Larry Cline, age 79, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Larry was born on February 25, 1938, in Jay County, the son of John Delbert "Pete" Cline and Velma Elizabeth (Lovell) Cline. He graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1956 and earned an HVAC Certification from Ivy Tech. He was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Pennville I.O.O.F. Lodge, Circle X Riders in Winchester and served as a 4-H Leader in Blackford County. He was a founding member of the Indiana Chariot and Cutter Racing Association. He married Linda (Drew) Lankford on August 1, 1987.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years: Linda Cline - rural Dunkirk, Indiana; 2 sons: Michael Rodney Cline (wife Lisa) - Dunkirk, Indiana and David Ryan Cline (wife Lee Ann) - Hope Mills, North Carolina; 3 daughters: Blair Linnell Hart - Lynn, Indiana, Katie Jane Cline - Hartford City, Indiana, and Tonya Jo Cornelius (husband Jim) - Elbert, Colorado; 1 brother: Keith Cline (wife Linda) - Pennville, Indiana; 1 step-son: Randy Lee Lankford - Winchester, Indiana; 2 step-daughters: Gloria Jean Ward (husband Richard) - Muncie, Indiana and Patricia Hutsell (husband Aaron) - Lafayette, Indianal 1 son-in-law: Tom Wilhelm - Redkey, Indiana; 1 sister-in-law: Addie Cline - Pennville, Indiana; 17 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren and 5 step-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Louann Wilhelm, 1 brother Carl Cline, 1 sister Phyllis Ann Hart and 2 step-sons, Alton Frederick Lankford and Ronald Joe Lankford
Visitation will be held on Monday from 3-8 p.m. at the Pennville Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Pennville Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home. Pastor Scott McClain and Pastor Carl Stone will officiate. Burial will follow in the IOOF Twin Hill Cemetery in Pennville.
Memorials may be directed towards the Bethel United Methodist Church or the American Diabetes Association.
Online condolences may be sent to www.williamsonspencer.com.
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September 6, 2019
Good guy
Deborah Bourne-Harman
September 15, 2017
Rest in peace in Peace & May God's eternal light shine upon you ~
marcia musick
September 11, 2017
dear linda
dave and i were very sorry to see that larry had passed away . we have many good memories of our times together at the music hall in parker city .
our thoughts and prayers are for you and your family . dave and marcia musick
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