Harvey Truman (Larry) Larimore and Martha Lou Smith

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Husband Harvey Truman (Larry) Larimore

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           Born: 7 Aug 1910 - Plainville, Adams County, IL
       Baptized: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1964 - Northport, Leelanau County, MI
         Buried:  - Leelanau Township Cemetery, Northport, Leelanau County, MI

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         Father: Clarence C. Larimore
         Mother: Leona Ellen Tooley

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       Marriage: 1944 - Camp Maxey, Lamar County, TX

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Wife Martha Lou Smith

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           Born: 7 Dec 1916 - Kinderhook, Pike County, IL
       Baptized: 
           Died: 4 Jun 2009 - Ludington, Mason County, MI
         Buried:  - Leelanau Township Cemetery, Northport, Leelanau County, MI

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Children

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1 F Linda Larimore

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           Born: 1946
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: ? Garver

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2 F Susan Larimore

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           Born: 1948
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: ? Stowe

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3 M John Michael (Jack) Larimore

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           Born: 1950
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Harvey Truman (Larry) Larimore

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Birth: Aug. 7, 1910
Plainville
Adams County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jun. 13, 1964
Northport
Leelanau County
Michigan, USA

Harvey Truman "Larry" Larimore was born in Plainville, Illinois and lived on a farm. He and his mother, Leona Tooley Larimore left the farm and moved to LaGrange, Illinois, where she became a teacher and then principal. Larry graduated from Lyons Township High School in 1927. His yearbook description: "Remember that brilliant football tackle who made such a hit with the girls? Remember his Ford with the French horn? Larry has a million dollar funny bone and is always in shape to produce a laugh." He attended Wabash College and Purdue University, where he played football and majored in engineering.
Larry was adventurous: he worked as a rickshaw driver at the Chicago World's Fair and lifeguard on Miami Beach. He was an experimental engineer for Borg Warner, 1934-37; chief engineer and inventor for Kalva Vender, 1937-1942. Then he joined the army during WWII and served as a captain in the ordinance department in Austria, 1942-46. On leave in 1944, he married Martha Lou Smith, a childhood friend from Adams County, in a military wedding at Camp Maxey, Texas.
After the war, they settled in LaGrange, Illinois and Larry resumed work as president of Kalva Vender. In 1949-52 he was assistant vice president of Mills Industries. Larry and Martha had three children in LaGrange: Linda Larimore Garver, 1946; Susan Larimore Stowe, 1948; John Michael "Jack" Larimore, 1950. Larry also owned a 5 gaited show horse, Susannah, at this time. His grandfather,Isaac Larimore had raised and bred Clydesdales in Plainville, Illinois, and the interest in horses continued throughout his life. A great family memory was attending the International Horse Show in Chicago every year.
In 1952 Larry was hired as president at Fox Electric Supply, which required a move to Elgin, Illinois. He was active in the Elks Club, president of Shrine Club, and a Rotarian. In about 1960 he opened his own business, Larimore Electric Supply. He became ill in 1962, sold his business, and the family moved to Northport, Michigan, where they owned a cherry farm. Larry died in 1964 at the age of 53.

Family links:
Parents:
Clarence C Larimore (1874 - 1929)
Leona Ellen Tooley Larimore (1882 - 1975)

Spouse:
Martha Smith Larimore Hawkins (1916 - 2009)*

Sibling:
Daughter Larimore*
Harvey Truman Larimore (1910 - 1964)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Leelanau Township Cemetery
Northport
Leelanau County
Michigan, USA
Plot: 1st Add Sec 3 Lot 11 #05

Maintained by: Linda Garver
Originally Created by: John T
Record added: Aug 01, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 133667965

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General Notes: Wife - Martha Lou Smith

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Birth: Dec. 7, 1916
Kinderhook
Pike County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jun. 4, 2009
Ludington
Mason County
Michigan, USA

Martha Lou Smith was born in Kinderhook, Illinois, and lived on a farm with her parents and brother, Robert Gaines Smith. They later moved to Quincy, Illinois where her dad went into the insurance business. She attended Quincy College and the University of Iowa, with a major in Business.
During WWII she worked at Gardner-Denver in Quincy. She married Harvey "Larry" Larimore in a military wedding, Camp Maxey, Texas, 1944. They settled in LaGrange, IL after the war and had three children there: Linda Larimore Garver in 1946, Susan Larimore Stowe in 1948, and John Michael "Jack" Larimore in 1950.
In 1952 the family moved to Elgin, IL, where Larry worked as an electrical engineer and executive. They also acquired a cherry farm in Northport, Michigan. Northport became their permanent residence in 1962, and Martha began teaching elementary school. Larry died in 1964.
Martha continued teaching until 1972, when she married Harry Hawkins. They enjoyed retirement on Northport Bay, spending winters in either Arizona, Gulf Shores, Alabama, or Barefoot Bay, Florida.



Family links:
Parents:
Jack Smith (1891 - 1953)
Irma A Gaines Smith (1891 - 1972)

Spouses:
Harvey Truman Larimore (1910 - 1964)
Harry Alexander Hawkins (1914 - 1993)

Sibling:
Robert Gaines Smith (1913 - 1990)*
Martha Smith Larimore Hawkins (1916 - 2009)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Leelanau Township Cemetery
Northport
Leelanau County
Michigan, USA

Maintained by: Linda Garver
Originally Created by: John T
Record added: Aug 01, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 133668130

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Notes: Marriage

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