Larry J. Moritz, age 64 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the chapel. Family suggests contributions to Twin Lakes Hospice and may be left at the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.


Larry served in the U. S. Navy for 28 years retiring in l988 with the rank of Aviation Boatswain Mate Master Chief. He then met and married Bonnie Shockey of Clinton in December of l992. He later grew restless and went to work as an over the road truck driver. After retiring from truck driving he settled into gardening and fishing with Bonnie. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Clinton.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie of the home; two step-sons, Charles Shockey and wife, Sandy of Clinton and Raymond Shockey of Deepwater, Missouri; three grandchildren, Courtney Shockey, Matthew Shockey and Andrew Shockey; one brother, Bill Moritz and wife, Stella of Lowry City, Missouri; two sisters, Jeanette Roberson of Albuguergue, New Mexico and Judy Ryles and husband, Bill of Pasadena, Texas as well as a number of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.