Larry Keith Swanson, 76, passed away Thursday March 23,2017, at the Overbrook Retirement Community, in Overbrook,Kansas
Larry was born March 30, 1940 on the family farm near Melvern, Ks., the son of Charles A.and Elizabeth E. Dillard Swanson.
Larry attended and graduated from the Kansas School for the Blind in Kansas City, Ks. Upon graduation Larry moved to Lawrence and worked for K-Mart. He later moved to Topeka to take a position with the Kansas Rehabilitation for the Blind, upon it's closure went to work for Wal-Mart in Topeka until his retirement.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents Charles and Elizabeth Swanson, a sister Opal Killion.
He is survived by a brother Russell Swanson of Lyndon, a sister Corrinne Toumberlin of Ottawa, and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside memorial service will be Saturday April 1,2017 at 10 a.m. at the Melvern Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Topeka Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home 818 Topeka Ave. Lyndon, Kansas 66451