Larry Eugene Lancaster -- College Professor

 

Larry Eugene Lancaster

Larry Eugene Lancaster was born on July 22, 1946 in Cadiz, Kentucky.  He was the only child of Otis Hopson Lancaster and Ruby Rhea Ezell Lancaster. Otis was a farmer and a carpenter and a native of Todd County, Kentucky. Ruby was a homemaker and a native of Trigg County, Kentucky.

Larry grew up in Trigg County and attended elementary school at Cadiz Graded School and went on to graduate from Trigg County High School in 1964.  After high school, he enrolled at the University of Kentucky’s Community College System’s Henderson Community College in Henderson, Kentucky where he obtained his Associate of Applied Science degree in 1967.  He then enrolled at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1970.  Larry then went to Nashville where he enrolled at Vanderbilt University and earned his Master of Science degree in nursing.  He later enrolled at the George Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt and was awarded his Doctor of Education degree in 1982.  During his educational career, Larry was listed at one of the Outstanding Young Men in America in 1978 and was named as a Who’s Who in the South and Southwest in 1981.

With an admirable education under his belt Larry began an esteemed career as a college professor, author and guest lecturer.  He joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University in 1973 with a joint appointment as an instructor in medical surgical nursing at the School of Nursing and as a clinical specialist in nephrology at Vanderbilt University Hospital.  He taught the advanced physiology/pathophysiology course for acute care nurse practitioners. He also had a faculty appointment with Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia He later became the associate professor and chairman for the Department of Adult Health at Vanderbilt.  In 1995 he was promoted to professor of nursing at the university, a position he held until his retirement in 2012.

One of Larry’s most significant accomplishments was being the author and editor for the book, The Patient with End Stage Renal Disease, which was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in 1979 with a second edition published in 1984.  He later published Core Curriculum for Nephrology Nursing in 1995 with a fourth edition of the book which he edited that was available in 2001.  He was also the author and coauthor of numerous articles in professional books and journals. In April of 1985 he traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa where he was the international guest lecturer at the Renal Care Society of South Africa.  He also presented guest lectures at numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada.

On September 30, 1967, Larry married Patricia Kay Chancellor at the Corydon Christian Church in Corydon, Kentucky.  Patricia was born on April 21, 1947 in Henderson, Kentucky and was the daughter of Spencer Chancellor of Henderson and Frances Louise Chancellor of Corydon, Kentucky.  This marriage ended in divorce and Larry had no descendants. 

After his retirement in 2012, Larry continued to live in Nashville. 

Larry died on August 26, 2023 in Nashville at the age of 77.  He was cremated and was inurned at the Episcopal Cathedral in Nashville, Tennessee.

 Larry Lancaster

 

Larry's Memorial Marker at his parents grave site 

in the Trigg Memory Acres Cemetery in Cadiz, Kentucky

LINEAGE: (Larry Eugene Lancaster was the son of  Otis Hopson and Ruby Rhea Ezell Lancaster and the grandson of Ezekiel Allen and Jennie Wiles Lancaster.  Ezekiel was the fifth child of Thomas Jefferson and Margaret Francis Lawrence Lancaster.  Margaret was the daughter of Ezekiel M. and Polly Sholar Lawrence.  Polly was the second child of Allen Thomas and Jemima Bridges Sholar.  Jemima was the first child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)