- Date Of Death: August 15, 2016
- State: Idaho
Larry Ben Kelsey returned home on August 15, 2016 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Ut. from complications of heart disease.
Larry was born on May 20, 1938 in Paris, Idaho to Ben and Chlotele Sparks Kelsey. He was the fourth of seven children. He grew up in Paris and attended Fielding High School graduating in 1956.
In August of 1961, he met and fell in love with Lila Ann Frankhauser of Logan Utah. After a two week courtship, they were married on the 23rd of August in Elko, Nevada. After the wedding, Larry and Ann left for Fort Bragg, NC where he took basic training after having been drafted despite being turned down for the military previously. They spent 2 years as newlyweds in Fort Bragg, North Carolina where they also welcomed their first child, Laurie.
When Larry was released the family moved to Pocatello, where he worked for the highway department. It was during this time that they added another daughter, Carrie, to their family. They moved back to Paris when he was hired to work at the phosphate mine in Soda Springs, Idaho. Larry and Ann completed their family with the addition of their 2 sons, Dan followed a few years later by Justin. Larry was a mine supervisor for many years as well as being a full time farmer in Paris.
