Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at Coffman Funeral Home, Harrison, with burial at Bellefonte Cemetery; Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at the funeral home.
Charles Lewis Laffoon, age 73, of Harrison, passed away Saturday June 7 (2014) at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison.
He was born on Nov. 16, 1940, in Everton, the son of John and Gladys (Waltman) Laffoon. Charles grew up in Harrison and lived in or near Harrison all of his life.
Charles and his wife, Lylia, owned and operated Bomba's Fruit and Vegetable Market on Highway 65 south of Bellefonte for several years. Prior to that he worked in sales for many years. He was a member of Harrison Moose Lodge No. 2208. As a young man, he served in the Arkansas National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Charles is survived by his wife of 22 years, Lylia; two sons, John Aaron Laffoon, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and David Shower, of Harrison; two daughters, Dorothy Wilson and husband, Bill, and Debbie Youngblood and husband, Gene, all of Harrison; two brothers, Kenneth Laffoon, of Stover, Missouri, and Jerry Laffoon and his wife, Ann, of Sedalia, Missouri; one sister, Mary Pumphrey, of Springfield, Missouri; one aunt, Elsie Tabor, of Pyatt; and six granddaughters, six grandsons, many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of dear friends and neighbors.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at Coffman Funeral Home Chapel in Harrison. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Bellefonte Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com.
