Larry Nelson
Larry James Nelson, 62, of Elizabeth, died June 18.
Born July 22, 1941, in Akron, he was the sixth of nine children
born to Donald B. and Hazel Marie Nelson.
Memorial services were June 24 in Denver and a reception
provided by the Kiowa Masonic Lodge No. 116 followed at Casey Jones
Park pavilion in Elizabeth. He married Margaret Ann Beye in 1963,
the couple later divorced.
Mr. Nelson worked for years with the Douglas County Public Works
Department. His great passion was rodeo.
He was a member of the Colorado Professional Rodeo Association,
the United States Team Roping Association and a gold-card holder of
the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He was a devoted member
of the Masons and belonged to the Kiowa Lodge No. 115 and Douglas
Lodge No. 153.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his sons, L.R. and his wife, Cindi, of
Greeley, and Terry and his wife, Sandy of Albuquerque, N.M.; and
granddaughters Miranda and Kayla, of Albuquerque.
Olinger Moore Howard Chapel of Denver made arrangements.