Larry Huntington

Larry “Whitey” Huntington, 83, of Friendship passed away at 11:45pm, Friday, April 6, 2018 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. He was born at Friendship on July 1, 1934 the son of Wilkie and Lulu Uhlman Huntington. He was married to Dorothy Otte on December 15, 1956 and she preceded him in death on February 20, 2012. Survivors include two sons Tim (Jennifer) Huntington of Cross Plains, and Mark (Mary) Huntington of Batesville; two granddaughters Hayley and Courtney Huntington; two brothers Gene Huntington of Farmers Retreat, and Jerome Huntington of Cross Plains. He was also preceded in death by his parents. Whitey served in the US Army from March of 1957 to March of 1959 where he qualified as a rifle sharpshooter, a carbine marksman, and received the Good Conduct Medal. For over 40 years he and Dorothy operated Whitey’s Auto Shop in Friendship and were well known in the area for auto body work. Whitey began his career as a young man working for H. R. Corson & Son Chevrolet in Friendship. Whitey was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Olean and was a former member of the Brown Township Advisory Board. He served with the Friendship Fire Department for over 50 years. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 10th at 11a m at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Olean with Rev. Curtis Black officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites by the Versailles American Legion. Visitation will be on Monday from 5pm to 8pm at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles. Memorials may be given to the St. Paul Improvement Fund or the Friendship Fire Department in care of the funeral home.