(KAIR)--A familiar figure in the Oskaloosa community is being remembered, following his death this week.

Larry Bowser was 79-year-old when he died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Among his accomplishments, Bowser was well known for his years of banking leadership, serving as the President of the State Bank of Oskaloosa from 1974 until his retirement in 2015.

According to his obituary from the Mercer Funeral Home, in Holton, Bowser had previously worked at the Denison State Bank from 1960 until 1966, and the State Bank of Stanley, from 1966 to 1974.

Among his survivors are his wife, Barbara, his son, Eric, and his daughter, Julie McGinnis.

Funeral services for Bowser will be Friday morning at 10:00 at the Oskaloosa United Methodist Church.