Larkin Burl Price

Burl Price photo88-year-old Fairfield resident, Larkin Burl Price died at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Way-Fair Nursing and Rehab Center in Fairfield. He had been a professor of literature at the University of Illinois. After retirement, he moved back to Wayne County and divided his time between here and Costa Rica.

Survivors include a nephew, Ed Clark of St. Louis and several cousins.

Upon his wishes, the body is to be cremated with burial at a later date.

Nale’s Funeral Home of Fairfield is in charge of the arrangements.