Larry Dean Hamrick, Sr.

Larry Hamrick Sr Obit

Larry Dean Hamrick, Sr., 93, of Kings Mountain passed away on January 16, 2025 after a short illness. He was born May 30, 1931 in his home on Hamrick Street in Shelby, NC, the second child of the late William Harold Hamrick and Sarah Houser Hamrick. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Evelyn Spencer Hamrick. Larry was also preceded in death by his brothers Jimmy Roger Hamrick, Harold Joe Hamrick, and his sister Sara Elizabeth Hamrick Blanton.

Larry was a 1949 graduate of Shelby High School and a 1953 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and after graduation served his country honorably as an Air Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps where he was a Captain.

After service to his country, Larry began his insurance career with Security Insurance Company and eventually settled down in Kings Mountain in 1967 becoming the co-owner of Warlick and Hamrick Insurance.

Larry was a servant leader in his community having served many organizations such as his church, the Boy Scouts, Cleveland Community College Foundation, Cleveland Regional and Crawley Memorial hospitals, the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, and Rotary, to name a few.  He was most proud of his over 50 years of perfect attendance with Rotary. Larry was a generous and caring man to all.

Survivors include Sons: Larry Dean Hamrick, Jr. and wife Florrie Best Pulley Hamrick of Kings Mountain, NC; Patrick Spencer Hamrick and wife Fiona Jane Hamilton of Lakeland, FL.

Grandchildren: Lindsay Elizabeth Hamrick Smith and husband Brian Lee Smith of Durham, NC; Molly Midyette Hamrick of Durham, NC; Patrick Dunn Hamrick of Charlotte, NC; Kirsty Susan Hamilton of Glasgow, Scotland; Alasdair Matthew Hamilton of Glasgow, Scotland.

Great Grandchild: Addison Haley Ollendick-Smith of Boone, NC.

Larry is also survived by his dear friend Mary Adams and numerous loving nieces and nephews from both the Hamrick family and the Spencer Family.

A celebration of life led by Larry Sr’s son, Rev. Patrick S. Hamrick, and Rev. John Yost, III will be held February 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave. in Kings Mountain, NC. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cleveland Community College Foundation (note Larry Hamrick Family Scholarship), 137 S. Post Road, Shelby NC 28152 or the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, PO Box 552, Kings Mountain NC 28086