Times-Union; Warsaw IN; 2007-8-28

   NAPPANEE - Larry LaMarr Lakins, 68, of Surf City, N.C. and formerly
of Nappanee, died at 6:40 p.m. Aug. 26, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital
following a sudden illness.
   He was born June 28, 1939, in Bremen, to Robert and Lucille Guard
Parcell, both survive in Syracuse. On Sept. 2, 1961, he married Ann M.
Anderson, who died Dec. 4, 1997.
   He was the former owner of the Old Buffalo Inn Bed and Breakfast,
Nappanee. He was a 1957 graduate of Nappanee High School. He was a member
of the 1957 Elkhart sectional championship basketball team. He graduated
from North Carolina State, where he was captain of the basketball team
in 1965.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Korea and later in the
Berlin Crisis.  He was a member of Nappanee United Methodist Church and
attended the Faith Harbor United Methodist Church, Surf City.
   Also surviving are a son, LaMarr Lakins II, Raleigh, N.C.; three
sisters: Mrs. Bill (Jane) Musser and Vicky Blosser, both of Syracuse;
Mrs. Levi (Jan) Barnhart, South Bend; a brother, Jim Parcell, Columbus,
Ind.; a fiance, Susan VanNote, Wilmington, N.C.; and two grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by a sister.
   Services will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 4 at Edenton Street United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Jonathon Jeffries officiating. Burial will be at
Watha United Methodist Church cemetery, Watha, N.C.
   Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder
Funeral Home, Nappanee.



Star-News; Wilmington NC; 2007-9-1

Larry LaMarr Lakins

Larry LaMarr Lakins, age 68, of 3024 Third St., Surf City, NC, died
following a sudden illness of 6:40 p.m. Sunday in the Emergency Room at
Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was in Nappanee, IN, celebrating
his 50-year class reunion Saturday night. He was born June 28, 1939, in
Bremen, IN to Robert and Lucille (Guard) Parcell. On September 2, 1961,
in Watha, NC he married Ann M Anderson. She preceded him in death December
4, 1997.  He lived most of his life in the Nappanee area, Mr. Lakins was
a veteran and served in the Army in Korea. He was later recalled during
the Berlin Crisis. He was semi-retired, working for Intracoastal Realty
Corp., in Surf City.  Larry graduated from Nappanee High School in 1957,
where he was an outstanding basketball player. The Bulldogs won the
Elkhart Sectional in 1955. He was the leading county scorer in 1956 and
second in 1957.  He was a member of the Elkhart County Sports Hall of
Fame. Larry was recruited to North Carolina by Former Hoosier Everett
Case. During his senior year Coach Case became ill and Press Maravich
(Pistol Pete's father) took over as North Carolina State's  coach. During
the 1965 season Larry was captain and leader of the team. Late in the
season, he lead the country in field goal percentage. The team went on to
beat Duke to win the Atlantic coast championship and earn a spot in the
NCAA tournament. Larry was also recognized as an outstanding defensive
player at North Carolina State. Pete Maravich was later quoted as saying
his father, Coach Press Maravich, said, "The '65 N.C. State team was
his favorite team he had ever coached." Mr. Lakins was a member of the
United Methodist Church and attended Faith Harbor United Methodist
Church in Surf City. Survivors include a son, Larry LaMarr (Sharon)
Lakins II, Raleigh, NC, two grandchildren, Ann Francis (sic) Lakins
and Larry LaMarr Lakins III, his parents, Robert and Lucille Parcell,
Syracuse, IN; 3 sisters, Jane (Bill) Musser and Vicky Blosser, both of
Syracuse, IN,  and Jan (Levi) Barnhart, South Bend, IN; a  brother Jim
(Gena) Parcell, Columbus, IN; his fiance, Susan VanNote, Wilmington, NC; 2
sisters-in-law, Doris (Johnnie) Cottle, Watha, NC, and Susie (R.J.) Akins,
Burlington, NC; and 2 special nieces, Virginia Rogan, Richmond, VA, and
Julie Hieronymus, Wilmington, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife
Ann and a sister, Peggy Baumgartner.   A Memorial service will take place
at 11 a.m., September 4, 2007, at Edenton Street United Methodist Church
in Raleigh. The Rev. Jonathon Jeffries will officiate. His remains will
be buried next to his wife's in Watha United Methodist Church Cemetery.