Alan Dean Larned

Alan was born on May 19th, 1952, to Delores “Dody” Root and Everett Larned of Raytown. Alan graduated in 1970 from Raytown South High School. He served in the United States Army as a private in the 51st infantry in the 1st armored division and served in Germany. Alan was honorably discharged in 1974.

Following military discharge, he served as a mail-handler and supervisor for 27 years in the United States Postal Service and retired in 2009. While working at the United States Postal Service, he met his wife Janet, and they were married for 31 years. Following his retirement from the Postal Service, Alan held his most loved job as a ticket taker for the Kansas City Royals.

Alan was a loving father, he enjoyed coaching baseball and playing sports with his kids. He loved to serve and give back to his community. You could find him dressing up to read to kids at story time or as Santa to deliver gifts around the holidays. His time spent in his infamous Energy Ant costume helped to launch the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program at James Elementary.

Alan was preceded in death by his parents Delores Root and Everett Larned, his brothers Lee Larned and Dale Larned, and his sisters Laura Hamilton, Jane Robb, Lynn Larned, and Sue Larned.

He is survived by his aunt Lavern Gunter, his wife Janet Larned, his children Chad Larned (Jennifer), Trisha Larned, Adam Petrie (Andro), Sean Petrie (Diane), Gabriel Larned (Amanda), and Alana Larned (Andrew), and his grandchildren Julia Thomas, Kirstyn and Hannah Trigg, Victor and Carmen Larned, Penelope Sohl, Jack, Emery, and Levi Petrie, and Gryffin Klump, and his great-granddaughter Eleanor Thomas. He was also loved by his many nieces and nephews and valued time spent with family.

Alan had many loves in his life but the three that stood out are his wife Janet, the Chiefs, and riding his Harley Davidson. Alan was a lifelong lover of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and went to many games over his lifetime. He was an avid reader, especially of Westerns, and he loved frequenting the Kansas City Zoo and visiting “Big Man” the Western Lowland gorilla.

A memorial service will be held at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home on September 30th at 11am. Visitation will precede the memorial service at 10am. In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the Kansas City Zoo in memoriam of Alan (link below).