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            <text>Howard Delmar "Hoppy" Larkins was born October 6, 1932 in Long&#13;
Bottom Ohio at Mt. Olive. He passed away on August 21, 2023 peacefully at home. He was the son of the late Fred E. Larkins and Ruth Branch Larkins.&#13;
Hoppy was a United States Army veteran and was member of the Ohio Operating Engineers for over 50 years. He was an avid Southern&#13;
basketball fan for many years. Most of all, he loved spending time&#13;
with his family and cooking for them.&#13;
Howard is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Baylor and her husband Neil; son, Brent Larkins; granddaughter, Brianne Perry and her husband Todd; 3 great granddaughters; Jaden and Jillian Proffitt and Josie Perry; a great great-grandson, Grayson Shawn Michael Proffitt; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.&#13;
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Ward Larkins; daughter, Pamela Ballard; grandsons, Jamie and Chris Proffitt; sisters, Donna Bogard and Vera Weber; and brother, Raymond Larkins.&#13;
Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023 at 12:00pm at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Burial will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens. Visiting hours for family and friends will be on Friday from 11:00am to 12:00pm at the funeral home.</text>
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