Larry John Magill

Larry John Magill, son of Herbert Vernon and Delores Jean Magill, was born on May 11, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life September 23, 2022, in Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of 82 years and 4 months. On April 10, 1964, he was united in marriage to Ruth Anne Welland. They were married for 57 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Michael Patrick and Paul Glenn Magill. Survivors include the mother of his children, Ruth Anne Magill; four children, Laurie (Vern) Harmon, Mary (Maurice) Tribbet, David (Patti) Magill and Daniel (Lisa) Magill; niece, Lorena Magill; four grandchildren, Anne Mayo, Christopher Harmon, Nicholas Magill and Grace Tribbet; two great-grandchildren, Isaac & Ethan Mayo and other loving relatives and friends. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Southeast High School in 1958. He then graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1964, where he majored in physiology and chemistry and earned a Bachelor’s degree. Upon graduation from MU, he joined Bayer Chemical Company as a metabolic chemist and Regulatory Scientist. In 1974, the family moved to Afton, Minnesota, where he joined the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota, as a Senior Regulatory Scientist and Business Manager. Upon retirement, he moved to the Lake of the Ozarks at Laurie, Missouri. After retirement, he remained active in his community by serving 12 years as Secretary of the Camden County Tax Board for Senior Services; Administrator for Helpers for Hire program, in conjunction with the Morgan and Camden County Sheriffs’ Departments; Board member with the Westside Senior Center, President of the Laurie 5-0 Crime Watch and a member of the Westlake Christian Church. In his spare time, he loved spending time on his dock, boating and fishing on the Lake of the Ozarks, participating in the managed deer hunt at the Smithville Lake, writing periodic articles for local newspapers and completing his book of letters as a legacy for all his grandchildren. Toward the end of his life, he often said that he was looking forward to a better place where there will be no more polio, and being reunited with his loving family and friends, including his loyal dog named Champ and his horse named Blizzard. There are no services planned at this time. Cremation arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

Larry John Magill

May 11, 1940 - September 23, 2022

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May 11, 1940 - September 23, 2022

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