Garnand Funeral Homes
Larry Eugene Young
April 16, 1967 - May 21, 2009
Baghdad, Iraq

Visitation: 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas.
Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Shelton Memorial Christian Church in Ulysses with Reverend Wayne Flanders officiating.
Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m.,Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Ethel Reese Cemetery in Barnsdall, Oklahoma with Uncle Jack Smith, Jr., officiating with military rites conducted by the Barnsdall American Legion.
Interment: Ethel Reese Cemetery in Barnsdall, Oklahoma.

Larry Eugene Young, age 42, died May 21, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was born April 16, 1967 at Russell, Kansas, the son of Francis L. “Butch” and Roxana (Smith) Young.

Larry grew up and attended school in Ulysses. While in high school Larry ran cross country. He enjoyed working on cars and hunting, and working with computers. Larry married Velika Ortiz on December 26, 1990 in Panama. To this union three sons were born, Sammy, Larry, and Ralph. Larry served as a Sergeant E6 in the Special Forces for the United States Army from 1985 to 1998. He has spent the last seven years in Iraq working security for Dyna Corp and CTU companies.

Larry married Suzie Ikzar on September 17, 2006 in Baghdad. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Sammy Young of Liberal, Kansas, Larry Young and Ralph Young both of Hutchinson, Kansas; two daughters, Saba Young and Merriam Young both of Baghdad, Iraq; and his parents, Butch and Roxana Young both of Ulysses.

Larry is preceded in death by his sister, Kimberly Jean Young Howard on February 9, 1999; his grandparents, Jack and Betty Smith, Ralph and Snowie Young; and one uncle, Charles Smith.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Soldiers Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880.

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