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Note: ry Life assisted living in Montana City, Mont. He was born July 25, 1918, to Anna Mae Winchell and Orba Lytle, at Filley, Neb. He graduated from high school in southeast Nebraska and rode the rails during the Depression, working his way through Colorado to work the fields in Oregon. He spent some time welding for Boeing in Seattle. He joined the Army at the onset of World War II, serving in the horse cavalry as a veterinary assistant, patrolling the border between Mexico and the U.S. When the Army moved from horses to tanks, he signed up for special duty and found himself in Helena with the famed First Special Service Force. This was a life-changing move. He met Kay Nelson, and they were married in 1943. They had two children, Ann and Larry. He spent a short time as a saddle maker for DeVore Saddlery. He began a new vocation, which would shape the rest of his life. In 1954, he began working at the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office, under Dave Middlemas, and became the chief criminal deputy for this organization. He continued serving the county until Middlemas left office in the 1970s. He then worked for the Governor’s Crime Commission and moved to Bozeman to become the director of the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. He retired from the academy and then returned to Helena to enjoy his dogs, the birds and the wildlife. He was kind, firm, a storyteller not to be matched, and a man who loved all of God’s creatures. His dog, Spooky, will be loved and cared for by Ann and Don. Larry is survived by his brother, Truman Lytle; daughter, Ann (Don) Hamerla; son, Larry (Maralyn) Lytle; three grandchildren, Larissa, Lyla and Kari and their spouses; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay; brother, Wilbur; and both parents.
A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at Hagler-Anderson Chapel, Helena, with full military honors at Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison, Mont., with a reception to follow at the Fort Harrison Service Club. Memorials in Larry’s name may be sent to the Lewis and Clark Humane Society, P.O. Box 4455, Helena, MT 59604; or the Montana Military Museum, P.O. Box 125, Fort Harrison, MT 59636.
Note: Laurence “Larry” L. Lytle, 90, Helena, Mont., passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at Count
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