Larry Dean Salsbury

Larry Dean Salsbury
SGT. Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, of Mico, Texas, and a former resident of Bridge City, Texas, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Bexar County, Texas

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Reverend Jack Comer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the funeral home.

Born in Port Neches, Texas on September 13, 1952, Larry was the son of Carl Benton and Shirley (Mender) Salsbury. He was a 1971 graduate of Bridge City High School where he played football. Following graduation, he joined the United States Army and retired after 20 years of service, attaining the rank of E7. He was currently employed with San Antonio Water System where he was a project manager.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Salsbury of Boston, Massachusetts.

Larry is survived by his parents, Carl B. and Shirley Salsbury of Bridge City; daughters, Misty Bausell and her husband John, of Tyler, Texas, Brandy Archer and her husband Noah, of Marietta, Ohio; grandchildren, Bethany, Benton, and Michael Bausell; sisters, Yvonne Goss and her husband, Blake of Woodville, Texas, Tina Duncan and her husband, Robert of Carthage, Texas; and brother, Craig Salsbury and his wife, Joan of Kerrville, Texas.

Serving as honorary pallbearers are John Bausell, Craig Salsbury, Robert Duncan, Blake Goss, Noah Archer, and Tony Kouns.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Larry may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate .