Class of 1946
1946 Maroon Spotlight
Lawrence Hoskins
Perryscope Staff ’45-’46.
1946 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Laurence Hoskins, 18, is the son of John Hoskins of 639 Fir street, and was born in 1928 in Perry. He attended both grade and high schools here.
During the past year he was a staff member of the class newspaper. Following graduation he expects to enter the army or navy, after which he will go to college.
Lawrence Russell Hoskins
January 22, 1928 – May 10, 2006
Hoskins, Lawrence Russell, 78, left this world on May 10, 2006.
Larry began his career as a steamfitter, served as an aircraft instructor in the US Marines, worked at Burnham Products when he first moved to Wichita, was the owner of Larry’s Vickers Service Station and worked later as a pipefitter with Ponca City Local.
He was a great carpenter and enjoyed building doghouses with his son, Brad and grandson, Josh. The lessons he taught, the joy he gave, his humor and zest for life were blessings to all who knew him.
Son of the late John and Ina Hoskins of Perry, Okla. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Ann (Brand) Hoskins; children and their spouses, Robin and David Smith, Rebecca and Milton Dowty, Brad and Jo Hoskins, Susan and Leon Gates, Linda and Brad Bell, Jon and Angela Hoskins; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother, Gerald Hoskins; sisters, Margaret (Hoskins) Clark and Louise (Hoskins) Wilson and his beloved dogs.
Private family service in Perry, Okla.