Lawrence Thomas Upton (1918 - 2010)

Born 2 Apr 1918 in Jay Em, Goshen, Wyoming, United States

Died 29 Mar 2010 at age 91 in Lecanto, Citrus, Florida, United States

Biography

Lawrence was born in 1918. He passed away in 2010.

s/o Thomas UPTON & Maude ALLEN

Obituary^[1]

Lawrence Thomas "Larry" Upton, 91, of Homosassa died Monday, March 29, 2010, at HPH Hospice Care Center in Lecanto, FL. Born April 2, 1918, in Jay Em, WY, to the late Thomas and Maude (Allen) Upton and moved to Homosassa in 1973 from Medicine Bow, WY.

Larry was the former owner of a trucking company in Wyoming and Homosassa and was an Army veteran and served in the Cavalry, Troop No 115. Larry served as a Prison Volunteer Chaplain in numerous prisons in Florida for over 30 years and was a member of the House of Peace Church in Hernando.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Vienna, and son, Bob Upton. Survived by sons, Thomas (Dottie) Upton and Harvey Upton; daughters, Maralyn (Bob) von Kaenel and Tracy Viera; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 3, at Wilder Funeral Homosassa Springs, with Bishop George Dehn and Robert Rowe officiating. Burial will follow in Fountains Memorial Park. Friends will receive from 12 p.m. until the hour of service. Donations in memory of Larry may be given to Hernando Pasco Hospice. www.wilderfuneral.com

Sources

1. ↑ Citrus County Chronicle (Crystal River, FL) - Thursday, April 1, 2010

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNBJ-GV1 : accessed 9 May 2019), Lawrence T Upton in household of Thomas N Upton, Rawhide, Goshen, Wyoming, United States; citing ED 27, sheet 4B, line 59, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2026; FHL microfilm 1,822,026.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WS-ZNT : accessed 9 May 2019), Laurence T Upton in household of Thos N Upton, Rawhide Buttes, Goshen, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1A, line 34, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2622; FHL microfilm 2,342,356.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4P-6KY : 15 March 2018), Lawrence Upton, Election District 2 Jay Em, Goshen, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-2, sheet 3B, line 63, family 63, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4570.
• "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK38-2JR : 25 December 2014), Lawrence T Upton and Doris, 07 Apr 1977; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Citrus, Florida, certificate 015128, volume 2192, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
• "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNBW-V1J : 28 November 2014), Lawrence Thomas Upton and MM9.1.1/VNBW-V1V:, 15 Apr 1977; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
• "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK4V-PCK : 25 December 2014), Lawrence Thomas Upton and Vienna, 06 Sep 1978; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Citrus, Florida, certificate 044230, volume 2375, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
• "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJSN-1F8 : 28 November 2014), Lawrence Thomas Upton and MM9.1.1/VJSN-1FD:, 15 Apr 1986; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM83-G68 : 20 May 2014), Lawrence Thomas Upton, 29 Mar 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #50860518