Larry Conner

April 11, 1947 - January 29, 2022

Larry Conner, age 74 of Covington, died Saturday, January 29, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wives, Donna Davis Conner and Nancy Willis Conner; father, Henry Pierce Conner; mother, Etheleen Conner Davis; grandson, Christian Jacob Conner. He is survived by sister and brother in law, Judith and Herbert Fuller; first wife Barbara Hoertz Conner; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Cindy Conner; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Terry Waters; step-daughters, Amy and Eric Dykes, Julie Allen, and Melanie Davis; grandchildren, Brianna, Ian, Nathan, Nicholas, Christopher, and Natalie; step-grandchildren Ethan, Emma, C.J., Cody and Sunshine; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Larry, a local poet, graduated from Rockdale High in 1965 and from LaGrange College in 1969. He taught for two years in Newton County before becoming a Journeyman Electrician for IBEW Local 613. He retired from MARTA as a Train Control Technician. Larry was a member of Plesant Hill Baptist Church and Mt. Carmel Christian Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Scot Ward's Green Meadow Chapel with Minister Curt Zehner officiating; interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 05, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Condolences may be submitted on-line at www.scotward.com. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Rd., Conyers, GA, 770-483-7216.