Darrell Tegarden, 73, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born Feb. 26, 1949, in Wichita, the son of Norman Raymond and Lois May Dover Tegarden.
Moving from Rogers, Ark., he was a Larned resident since 2009. He was contractor and built approximately 400 homes. He played softball, baseball, basketball, and football and was All American Kansas, played semi-professional baseball, and was inducted into the Wichita West Hall of Fame for football and baseball. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church, Larned, served as a church deacon and loved fishing, hunting, guns, and knives.
He married Cathy L. O’Conner on Aug. 25, 1968, in Wichita.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Kari Moreton, Larned, and Amy (Paul) Carrington, Pratt; sister, Elaine Tegarden, Texas; brother, Terry Tegarden, Dodge City; five grandchildren, Austin (Kaylee) Carrington, Sara Beth Carrington, Max Moreton, William Carrington, and Seth Carrington; and one great-grandchild, Reuben Carrington.
He was preceded in death by: his parents and two sisters Judy Wallace and Janis Tegarden.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at the First Southern Baptist Church, Larned, with Brother Benny Thompson presiding. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery
Memorials may be given to the Darrell Tegarden Memorial Fund in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.