Larry (Fat's) McCollum

Mr. Larry (Fat’s) McCollum, 76, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 4:33 A.M., Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Saint Luke's North Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Church Of The Nazarene, Trenton, Missouri. Burial will be in Martin Cemetery north of Trenton.

Family visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton.

Mr. McCollum was born August 3, 1946 in Trenton, Missouri the son of Chet and Maxine McCollum. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1964 and then attended Grand River Technical School, Chillicothe, Missouri. He had been employed by Trenton Republican-Times Newspaper, Henderson Trash Service, and ended with being a self-employed mechanic. He was passionate about restoring and building custom show cars and dragsters.

He was a member of the Church Of The Nazarene, Trenton.

On December 7, 1978 he was married to Linda Lewis at Trenton, Missouri. She preceded him death on January 29, 2020.

His survivors include two sons Cody McCollum and fiancé Dakotah Mathews, Trenton, Missouri, Darwin McCollum and fiancé Lisa Muse, Auburn, Nebraska; three grandchildren Haley Burbee, Shelby Burbee, Remington Mathews; two sisters Lavonne Hall, Trenton, Missouri, Sandy Sims and husband Joe Dale, Mercer, Missouri; one brother Steven McCollum and wife Keverne, Jefferson City, Missouri.

 He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

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