Larry Wayne Bartlett a 61 year resident of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away, at the age of 84, on November 29, 2020 in Frisco, Texas where he had been living for the past year. He was born on July 6, 1936 in Marshall, Michigan to Eulah Florence (Stanley) and Milford Sherman Bartlett. On June 28, 1958, Larry married Nancy Lee Marsden in Battle Creek, Michigan. Larry worked at Eaton’s in Marshall in the drafting department while in High School. He then served in the United States Army for two years. When Larry got out of the Army, he worked at the Grand Trunk Railroad, serving his electrical apprenticeship. He worked as a Journeyman electrician at Eaton’s in Battle Creek, Michigan for 18 years and 19 years at General Motors in Lansing before retiring at age 65.
Larry loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. His hobbies included carpentry, making special projects for his family, bird watching, puzzles and playing thirty-one (a family favorite). Larry loved to travel and took multiple cruises with his wife and family. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek, and the Lions Club of Marshall. He enjoyed meeting at Win Schuler’s for lunch once a month with the class of 1955. When you couldn’t find Larry, he was outside shoveling snow, tending his large garden, walking, grilling or relaxing in the summer. He was also an avid golfer, boasting 8 hole-in-one’s during his retirement!
Larry is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Nancy Bartlett of Frisco, Texas; his three children, Dawn Phillips of Houston, Texas, Connie Tramel and her husband, Jeff of The Colony, Texas, Melanie Ingalls and her husband, Jeff of Dayton, Ohio; his eight grandchildren, John Phillips and his wife, Shelby of Bentonville, Arkansas, Jackson Phillips of Houston, Texas, Dylan Tramel of Canton, Michigan, Hailey Tramel of Dallas, Texas, Reagan, Lincoln, Sherman and Patton Ingalls all of Dayton, Ohio.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Eulah and Milford Bartlett, and his sister, Gail Saylor.
A Memorial Service will be held at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 8520 Main Street, Frisco Texas 75033, on Saturday, December 12, 2020 beginning at 2:00 PM with Rev. Laura Echols-Richter officiating. For those not in attendance, the service will be live streamed promptly at 2:00 PM on the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Frisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow-Frisco-757595044332865/
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Parkinson’s research, First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek, MI or The Lions Club of Marshall, MI
A Graveside Inurnment will be held at DFW National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 beginning at 11:30 AM.