Larry Lee Kimberlin

Larry L. Kimberlin was born in Oklahoma City on December 19, 1931, the first child of Grant and Beatrice Kimberlin. He attended school there until 5th grade at which time his family moved to Phoenix, AZ where he completed elementary school and graduated from North High in 1950. The family moved to Tucson, and he attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1954 with a BA and a commission in the U.S. Army Reserves. He completed graduate work at Yale University Divinity School. He did student ministries in New Haven, Connecticut and Marana, Arizona. He was ordained to Christian ministry in 1957 at First Christian Church in Tucson. Subsequent to ordination he served as a local pastor in Tucson and Tempe and a number of churches in Southern Arizona including Wilcox, Tombstone and Bisbee. He served for a time as a campus minister to Disciples of Christ students at Arizona State University. In Tempe he taught religious courses for credit on the campus. He also serviced as national Executive Director of the Christian Dental Society. After retirement he did volunteer ministries in First Christian and First Congregational Churches in Tucson. He continued to be actively involved in First Christian Church as a member. Larry was an avid reader, historian, and lifelong learner. He also enjoyed square dancing for a number of years. Larry was a modest man who devoted his life to God and the service of others.

He died in Tucson on March 25, 2026. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Jim Kimberlin. He is survived by his sister, Sara Felder, his sister-in-law, Vida Kimberlin, by nephews David (Jacque) Kimberlin, Michael Kimberlin, Raymond (Loretta) Kimberlin, Jeffrey (Jackie) Ashley, and niece, Alisa Ashley. He is also survived by a number of great nieces and nephews.

Interment services will be at East Lawn Palms Cemetery in Tucson on April 9th, 2026, at 10:30 AM. A memorial service will be held at First Christian Church, Tucson at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church or any cause or institution of the donor’s choice.

A Committal Service will be held at EAST LAWN PALMS CEMETERY, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712, US, on April 9, 2026, from 10:30 am to 11:00 am.