Lawrence "Larry" Stephen Seiter
 of Conway, AR December 23, 1942 - December 20, 2011 Lawrence S. Seiter, 68, of Conway passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. He was born on December 23, 1942 in Conway, Arkansas to his parents, Charlie and Mary (Enderlin) Seiter. He graduated from Saint Joseph Catholic School. He was a master electrician who graduated from Coyne Electrical School in Chicago, IL. He worked for 45 years as an electrician, was a member of IBEW Local 295, spending the last 15 years with Kimberly Clark Conway Mills where he retired in 2008. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Mary Seiter, a brother, Leo Seiter, and sisters Helen Eckelhoff and Ernestine Moix. Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Mary Joe (Simon) Seiter, eight children, Rebecca Cleary (David) of Conway, Aaron Seiter (Bridget) of Heber Springs, Joel Seiter (Holly) of Conway, Sarah McMillian (Brad) of Conway, Rachel Sievers (Chad) of Little Rock, Nathan Seiter of Conway, Jacob Seiter (Alyssa) of New Orleans, LA, and Caleb Seiter of Conway, five grandchildren, Ashlyn Cleary, Matthew Seiter, Evan McMillian, Marissa McMillian, and John Sievers. He is also survived by three brothers, Charles Seiter of Dallas, TX, Reverend Joseph Seiter, CSSp of Pittsburgh, PA, and Louis Seiter of Mobile, AL, and sisters, Barbara Ketcheside of Conway and Martha McNeil of North Little Rock. He was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus for 44 years, and his family was named State Family of the Year in 2010. He was an active member of St Joseph Catholic Church in Conway where he served in various ministries including Perpetual Adoration and Communion Minister to the Sick. Larry was an excellent winemaker. He loved spending time in his vineyard and sharing his wine with others. He was an all-around handy man and spent much of his retirement tinkering in his workshop and with his tractors. He was a great husband, father, brother, and “Pops”, and will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-6pm with Rosary following and the Funeral Mass will be Friday at 10am all at St Joseph Catholic Church under the direction of Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Conway. Entombment will follow at St Joseph Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St Joseph School Endowment.
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