
He was born on July 24, 1941 on Cow Run near Cottageville, West Virginia to Cletis and Atha(Flowers) King. Larry attended Ripley High School in Ripley, WV.
He worked at the Chrysler Corporation Foundry in Fostoria, OH before retiring from General Dynamics in Lima, OH in 1995.
After retirement Larry and his wife, were proud owners of Gooseland, U.S.A., a greenhouse and concrete lawn ornament business.