Larry Don Swope, a resident of William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home, died on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born February 12, 1936, to Henry Bruce and Mary Pauline (Cowan) Swope.
He was raised in Killeen and graduated from Killeen High School in 1954. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the 7th Infantry in Korea. Most of his life was spent rodeoing and horse racing. He was inducted into the Bell County Cowboy Ring of Honor in 2011.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughter, Marqua Swope Bostick; two grandsons, Cody Joe Reid and Aaron David (Sidney) Bostick; great-granddaughter, Montana Hayes Bostick, all of Burnet, Texas; his sister, Jane Swope (Billy) McDaniel of Temple, Texas; nieces, nephews, and cousins.