Larry Wesley Tolbert

Larry Wesley Tolbert age 63 of Mt. Olive, AL passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 following a year long battle with leukemia. Larry leaves behind a wife of 43 years, Brenda Morgan Tolbert; his son, Chris Tolbert; a daughter, Danyelle McClure (Jeffery); his mother, Doris Phillips Tolbert; brothers, David Tolbert and Derwin Tolbert (Tonya); five grandchildren, Kiearsten Graham, Kayleigh Graham, Braedon Graham, Emmitt McClure, and Oliver McClure; several nieces, nephews, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, John Wesley Tolbert, Jr.

Larry was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local # 136 and a member of Pineywood Baptist Church. He will always be remembered by his family as a strong and loving man who loved spending time with his grandchildren and playing with his dogs. He was known for his tall tales of the “BIG ONES” he had caught while fishing and the practical jokes he loved to play on his family. Chapel services are planned for Monday, January 6th, at 11 AM from Ridout’s Gardendale Chapel with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Moncrief Cemetery in Gardendale.

“ We little knew that morning God was to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, In death we will do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide,

And though we cannot see you, You are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one, The Chain will link again.”