Larry Lee Earnest, 73, Knox, died at 7:16 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2025, at Northwest Health – Starke Hospital, Knox.

He was born Jan. 27, 1952. His wife, Peggy L. (Dickson) Earnest, whom he married May 4, 1984, survives.

He also is survived by his children, Mary Lain, Rochester, Inez Crittendon, Hamlet, Ashley (Robert) Fultz, Lafayette, and Gabe (fiancee Samantha Fisher) Earnest, Knox; stepson, Danny Earnest, Fort Wayne; stepdaughter, Katrina Sumpter, Kewanna; numerous grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; siblings, Steve (Hazel) Earnest, Knox, Mike Earnest, Knox, and Brenda (Terry) McDaniel, Knox; and several nieces and nephews.

Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling arrangements.