Larry B. King, 83, a former resident of Desher, Ohio, died Jan. 7 in Cottonwood.
He began his career as a lineman working for Ohio Power before relocating to Albuquerque, N.M. in 1976, where he worked for Albuquerque Public Service.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Cindy [Tom], Robin and Tony; nine grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; and sisters, Diane and Jan. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sonja.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, at noon at VFW Post 7400 in Cottonwood.
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
