{"id":22299,"date":"2025-11-05T06:23:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22299"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:24:49","slug":"lawrence-larry-woerner-hebron-85-of-farina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/22299-lawrence-larry-woerner-hebron-85-of-farina\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence &#8220;Larry&#8221; Woerner Hebron (85) of Farina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Lawrence \u201cLarry\u201d Woerner Hebron, age 85, of Farina, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony\u2019s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral service will be held Saturday, November 8, at 11 a.m. at Kinmundy United Methodist Church with a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Michael Rudzinski will be officiating. Interment will be at Farina Cemetery. Memorials may go to Cummingham Children\u2019s Home, Urbana, IL or Leslie Bates Davis Neighborhood House in East St. Louis or donor\u2019s choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.pagelfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n<p>Larry was born on August 11, 1940 in Farina, Illinois, son of Howard and Frances (Woerner) Hebron. He married Patsy Wagoner on January 8, 1961 in Edgewood, IL. He enjoyed woodworking, singing in the choir, motorcycling, square dancing, and continued the family farming. He achieved his goal of obtaining his pilot license. He was a retired telecommunicator for the Illinois State Police District 12. His greatest joy of all was spending time with his family.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by wife, Patsy, son: Lawrence Hebron II (Ruth) of Farina; daughters: Katrina (Heinz) Hebron-Goerke, Christine Hebron both of Farina; brother: Tom (Caroline) Hebron of Tolono; sister-in-law, Joanne Hebron of Tennessee; grandchildren: Hannah Goerke, Lacie (Brian) Livingston, Dr. Jamie (Antoine) Kennedy, Cody (Sarah) Richardson, Katelyn (Derek) Chancy, Frances \u201cHal\u201d(Nick Yamamoto) Hebron, Kara Shimboff, Chris (Amanda) Shimboff III, Tony (Khristian)Shimboff; great-grandchildren: Mariah and Landon Livingston, Antoine, Ava, Ayden, Averiee, Axeston, Azerick Kennedy; Millie, Emily, Walker, Rylee Richardson; Meredith and Camden Chancy; Ethan (Shaylen) White, Kaley Ramsey Chris (Alexis) Shimboff IIII, Theodore Shimboff, Jasper Shimboff, Anthian Shimboff, Zephaniah (Lexi) Shimboff, and Jhami Shimboff; great-great grandchildren: Nicholas Shimboff, Ellie and Adeline White. And his beloved dog, Macy.<\/p>\n<p>He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Frances Hebron; brother, John Hebron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence \u201cLarry\u201d Woerner Hebron, age 85, of Farina, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony\u2019s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. 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