Larry A. Nance

Larry A. Nance, 86, of rural Windfall, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kokomo. Born in Elwood on November 23, 1939, to Fred A. and Georgetta (Jones) Nance, he married Connie L. Everest on Christmas Day in 1977. The couple shared 48 years of marriage.

Larry worked as a Machine Control Designer at Delco Electronics in Kokomo and was a longtime member of the Windfall United Methodist Church. He found great joy in square dancing, excelled as a wood-worker, and took pride in crafting pine needle baskets.

He is survived by his wife, Connie; his children, Christine Wood and husband Phil of Waycross, Georgia, and Lisa Yoder Murdoch and husband Jason of Indianapolis; and daughter-in-law Karen Chase of Windfall. Larry cherished his seven grandchildren—Kelsey Nance, Morgan (Jacob) Craig, Carly (Matt) Freeman, Jessica Gerlach, Zachary Nance, Ashley Nance, and Amber (Lee) Stout—and his many great-grandchildren: Kalaya Kovitprakornkul, Jayden Kovitprakornkul, Hadley Craig, Harper Craig, Sophie Freeman, Rylie Freeman, Keria Gerlach, Vander Gerlach, Georgia Gerlach, Nevaeh Nance, Westen Conwell, Ryker Conwell, Christian Stout, Seth Stout, Dalton Stout, and Taylor Stout.

He was preceded in death by his son, Duane Nance, and one great-grandchild, Gavin Gerlach.