Larry Byers Obituary Larry Byers, 64, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, formerly of Carthage, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Abington Jefferson Health Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. Larry was born in Carthage, Illinois, on July 3, 1951, the son of John Heisler and Frieda Lucille (Ancelet) Byers. He attended the Ferris Grade School and the Carthage High School, going on to receive his Bachelors in Agriculture at Western Illinois University and his Masters of Science in Agronomy at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He worked for Akima Management which was a contractor for the United States Department of Agriculture. One of his main duties was planting and maintaining landscaping at the national monuments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Larry is survived by his brother Richard (Connie) Byers of Princeton, Missouri; his sisters Rosemary (Adrien) Jaques of Greeley, Colorado; and Marilyn (Jeff) Klocke of Rock Falls, Illinois; and his brother-in-law Dickson Dunsworth of Bradenton, Florida. Other survivors include his nieces and nephews and their spouses, his great nieces and nephews, and his great-great nieces and nephews. Larry is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Patricia Dunsworth. A Christian Burial Service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage, with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery in Carthage. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 AM at the funeral home directly before the service. Memorials may be directed to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Parrish Hall Fund or Western Illinois University Agriculture Program. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 25, 2016: 11:00 am at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage, Illinois Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am at the funeral home directly before the service: 10:00 am 11:00 am at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage, Illinois