Larry B. Halton, 75, of De Soto died Aug. 11, 2023, at St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Halton was a concrete truck driver for Kienstra and Maclay and an oil delivery driver for Energy Petroleum. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of Teamsters Local 618. Born Sept. 19, 1947, in Farmington, he was the son of the late Eulah (McGraw) and Frank Halton.
He is survived by his wife: Brenda (Caldwell) Halton; five children: Clay Halton of New York, N.Y., Chelsey (Jake) Theiling of Arnold, Sara (Matt) McAllister of De Soto, Josh (Emily) McCullough of De Soto and Amanda (Jerry) Nappier of De Soto; 10 grandchildren: Maci, Olivia, Mackenzie, Chase, Lauren, Madeline, Sophie, Levi, Wren and Miles; a sister: Shirley (Junior) Blackwell of Farmington; a brother: Donald “Shorty” (Sue) Halton of Farmington; his mother-in-law: Doris Caldwell Hale of De Soto; three sisters-in-law: Barbara Halton of St. Charles, Linda Halton of Bonne Terre and Karen (Edgar) Huffman of De Soto; a brother-in-law: Rodney (Karen) Caldwell of De Soto; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a stepmother: Alberta Halton; two brothers: Elmer Halton and Danny Halton; and a sister-in-law: Vicki Halton.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, 220 N. Main St., in De Soto. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the funeral home, officiated by Randy Murphy. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in De Soto. Arrangements are under the direction of Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home.