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Larry Brooks Smith Obituary (1941 - 2024)

Born Sep 25, 1941, Larry Brooks Smith attended Zion-benton High School in Zion, IL. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Larry Brooks Smith.

Graduation Year Class of 1959
Date of Birth Sep 25, 1941
Date of Passing Apr 30, 2024
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Events Larry Brooks Smith, 82, of Kenosha, WI. passed away on April 30, 2024.

Larry was born September 25, 1941 in Paris, TN. He attended Zion-Benton High School and retired from Daimler Chrysler Corporation on July 1, 2001.

Larry enjoyed working on cars and spreading knowledge to all on how to fix them. He built a 1979 Corvette that he enjoyed taking to the race track. Later in life he kept his hands busy by buying and rebuilding electronics. Larry also enjoyed watching Rusty Wallace drive in NASCAR races.

Larry is survived by his sisters, Janice (Charles) Ranta and Margo (Joseph) Payette; brothers, Michael Smith and Garvin (Bobbie) Smith; many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews; extended family, Jack (Mary) Nease, Tommy (Kelly) Nease, Jacquelyn (Randy) Correa, Skylar Zuniga, and Sophia Correa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hallet B. Smith Sr. and Minnie Virginia Smith; brothers, Hallet B. Smith Jr, Johnny (Linda) Smith, Cecil (Phyllis) Smith, and Gregory (Michelle) Smith; sister, Judith (Taskers) Upchurch.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 12pm-3pm at the Kenosha Brewing Company, 4017 80th Street, Kenosha, WI. 53142.
Larry Brooks Smith