Larry E Fitzwater

Larry E. Fitzwater, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. Born on April 2, 1953 in Summersville, West Virginia, Larry was the son of the late Eugene Edward Fitzwater and Madeline Lucas Fitzwater, who survives him in Summersville, West Virginia. In 2001, Larry married Rita Hunt Fitzwater, who survives him in Gallipolis. Larry owned a local business, Spring Valley Marathon on Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. He attended World Outreach Church in Jackson, Ohio. Larry is survived by his wife, Rita Fitzwater of Gallipolis; daughters, Courtney (Joey) Tabor and Kristin (Cody) Edwards, both of Gallipolis; three granddaughters, Zoey, Addyson, and Hazel and one granddaughter on the way; brother, Edward Dale Fitzwater of Texas; sisters, Connie (Abe) Neff and Jean Ann Neff, both of Summersville, West Virginia; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Larry will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Ervin officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the funeral home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. Remember that people are only guests in your story - the same way you are only guests in theirs - so make the chapters worth reading. - Lauren Klarfeld As I sit here, overwhelmed with memories of the greatest man that I have ever, and will ever know, there are only two words that I can think to say . . . thank you. Thank you for making my mom so happy and thank you for being a father when you didn't have to be. We became family not by birth, but by good fortune. You never treated us like we were a package deal; we weren't a burden in your eyes, but an added bonus. You married a woman and accepted her children as if we were your own. That is one of the most honorable acts that a man can do. Your granddaughters will remember you forever as the most loving, selfless, and kind papaw who ever lived. Thank you for choosing to be my dad. I am incredibly happy that you did. Thank you. I love you, Kristin Edwards and Courtney Tabor