Larry E. Sapp

SAPP, LARRY E.

Larry Edvin Sapp, M.D. of Cross City passed away at his home Tuesday, June 9, 2009 after an extended illness. He was 68. Dr. Sapp was a 1959 graduate of the Trenton High School, getting his undergraduate from the University of Florida before enrolling in the University of Florida College of Medicine, of which he graduated in 1974. Dr. Sapp served his internship between Shands Hospital in Gainesville and Baptist University Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Once he completed his internship he went into private practice at Waterman Hospital in Eustis, Florida, later moving to Knoxville, Tennessee as a staff member at the University of Tennessee Hospital and as a member of the faculty. When he left Tennessee, he moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to join a group practice and remained there until he retired in 2000 moving to Cross City, Florida in 2002.

Dr. Sapp was a member of the Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the experimental aircraft Association (EEA) as well as the American Society of Anesthesiologist, American Medical Association, California Swamp Hunting Sub and served a short time as a member of the Cross City Florida Volunteer Fire Fighters. His hobbies included aircraft piloting and building, fishing, boating and scuba diving.

He is survived by his wife Karen Sapp of Cross City; daughter, LariAnn Ross of Midway, Georgia; step-daughter, Beth Rosser of Jersey, UK; niece, Treva Russell of Wilcox, Florida and nephew, Dana Holt of Pittsburg, PA.

A memorial service for Dr. Sapp will be held Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 2:00 PM at the Rick Gooding Funeral Home in Cross City. Family will greet friends at 1:30 PM prior to the service. The family

requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Dixie Educational Association or to the Florida Sheriff's Boy's Ranch.

Arrangements have been placed under the care of the Rick Gooding Funeral Home, Cross City, Florida, 352-498-5400.