Obituary of Larry Elmer Lanning

Larry Elmer Lanning, Jr., age 48 of Dallas, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 31, 2014 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Mr. Lanning was born in Kingston on May 22, 1965 and was the son of Larry Elmer Lanning Sr. of Sweet Valley and Judy Cavill Redington and of Noxen. Larry graduated from Lake-Lehman High School and was currently employed by Lyndsay Lawn and Garden, Ashley. He was a member of the American Legion at Harveys Lake and the ARMA Lawnmower Association. He enjoyed working on his several Jeeps and lawnmowers. Larry was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Lynn Smith. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, the former Carolyn (Chicky) Sherman; daughters, Lyndsay Cupp and her husband William of Dallas and Stefanie Lanning of Dallas; step-son, Kyle Walkowiak of Dallas; step-daughter, Kara Walkowiak of Dallas; brother, Kenneth Lanning of Harveys Lake; sisters, Lisa Lanning of Swoyersville, Annette Dunn of Sweet Valley, and Linda Pilosi of Prospect, PA; step mother: Joanne Lanning of Sweet Valley; step-father: Raymond Redington of Noxen; several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 11:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corners of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Bob Ryder of the Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church, officiating. Friends may call 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Monday at the funeral home.