Larry Max Booth

Larry Max Booth, a 72-year-old resident of Spickard, died at 4:55 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2020 at North Care Hospice in North Kansas City.
His body was cremated under the direction of Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. A memorial service will be held later.
Mr. Booth was born on Oct. 24, 1947 in Trenton, the son of Athel Max and Letha Pearl Sloan Booth. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1966. He then enlisted in 1967 in the U.S. Army, where he served during the Vietnam Era and was stationed in Korea. He served three tours of duty in Germany. He was stationed at White Sands Missile Range, NM, working in research and development as well as being stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX in the air defense center. He retired from the Army in 1988 after 22 years of service. He returned to Spickard, where he has lived for 33 years. After returning to the area, he started the Trenton Auto Center, which he operated from 1989-2004.
He was married on June 1, 1969 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, SD to Marilynn Dee Zell. The couple were avid motorcycle riders for most of their married life.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church at Trenton.
Survivors include his wife, Marilynn of the home; and four daughters, Larice (Martin) Walker and their children Kyle and Spencer of Centralia WA, Jean (Wayne) Booth Kleinschmidt and their children, Eric and Max of Trenton, Mary (Bill) Frisbie and their children, Sarah, Brayden and Cutter of Grand River, IA and Sara (Larry) Booth-Shaffer and their children, Olivia and Henry of Hill City, S.D.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Wilma Jean Ungles and one brother Bob Lang.
Memorials are suggested to VFW Post No. 6278 at Lawson or the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Trenton and may be left at or mailed to the mortuary.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com