Larry L. Rhea, Sr.

Larry L. Rhea, Sr., 58, of Powderly, passed away Sunday, July 09, 2017. Services are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 12th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Norris and Dr. Mike Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-7 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Larry, the son of Dale A. & Wilma Stearns Rhea, was born May 30, 1959, in Paola, Kansas. He owned and operated Starnet Online and was a member of the Paris Optimist Club. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. His father and two brothers, Dale Rhea, Jr. and Bill Rhea preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Denise Tallant Rhea, whom he married on Aug. 27, 1977, building almost forty years of family and memories, his mother, Wilma Ruth Rhea of Paris, his mother-in-law, Mary J. Tallant of Paris, three children; Larry Rhea, Jr. & wife Christi of Detroit, Brian Rhea & wife Laura of Boulder, CO and Kari Daniel & husband Josiah of Paris, grandchildren; Aidan Rhea, Sophia Rhea, Clara Rhea, Charlotte Rhea and Shepard Rhea, two sisters, Darlene Pickett and Susan Deckness & husband Reinhold both of Kansas along with several nieces & nephews and a host of friends. Casket bearers will be: Larry Rhea, Jr., Brian Rhea, Josiah Daniel, Wesley Tallant, Chester Tallant and Tim Grace.