The Rev. Lawrence H. Larson, retired priest of Southern Ohio, died Dec. 22 of heart failure in Louisville, KY. He was 71.

Fr. Larson was born in Detroit, MI. He was educated at Colgate University and Union Theological Seminary. He was ordained priest in 1957. Fr. Larson served parishes in Cleveland Heights, OH, Ligonier, PA, Harrods Creek, and Louisville, KY, and Columbus, OH. He retired in 1982. Fr. Larson is surived by his wife Mary, daughters, Molly and Emily, and son, Peter.