Larned - Urban Iru Huddleston, 97, passed away July 31, 2017 at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas.
He was born July 21, 1920 in Alexander, Kansas; the son of Claude T. and Creta Marie Wright Huddleston. A lifetime area resident; living in Larned since 1945; he was a mechanic.
He was a member of the Larned Assembly of God Church.
On December 25, 1942 he married Clara Anna Boese in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She passed away September 20, 2002.
Survivors include; a son, Glen (Cyndee) Huddleston, Larned; a daughter, Sherry (Charlie) DeHaan, Hays; a brother, Alton W. (LaVerne) Huddleston, Alexander; four grandchildren, two step grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by; two sisters, Claudine Huddleston, and Floy Coddington.
Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Ryan Webster presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Beckwith Mortuary. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery with military graveside rites.
Memorials may be given to the Larned Assembly of God Church, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.