{"id":8093,"date":"2026-03-28T13:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/?p=8093"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:28:04","slug":"larry-r-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/?p=8093","title":{"rendered":"Larry R. Sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Larry-Sell-Photo-250x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Larry-Sell-Photo-250x370.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Larry-Sell-Photo-200x296.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Larry-Sell-Photo.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Hornell, New York<\/p>\n<p>Larry R. Sell \u2013 82 \u2013 of Hornell died late Friday evening (March 27, 2026) at his home, following a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Allentown, Pa on January 28, 1944, he was the son of Warren &amp; Joyce (Frederick) Sell.<\/p>\n<p>Larry grew up in Allentown and was a graduate of William Allen High School (class of 1961).\u00a0 He received his Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Art Education from Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University) and later earned his Master\u2019s Degree in Ceramics from Alfred University.<\/p>\n<p>While living in Allentown, he was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church.\u00a0 He has resided in Hornell for the past 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>For most of his adult life, Larry was a self-employed dealer of fine collectables, buying &amp; selling all kinds of collectables throughout the country.\u00a0 He was an avid reader and especially enjoyed books &amp; articles on history.<\/p>\n<p>Surviving are his longtime companion, Melissa Horn of Hornell; 1 sister, Sandra Huzar of Allentown; 1 brother, Timothy (Patricia) Sell of Shoemakersville, PA; along with nieces, nephews, great-nieces &amp; great-nephews.\u00a0 He will also be missed by his dear friends, Leroy &amp; Pam Teator of Hornell.<\/p>\n<p>At Larry\u2019s request there will be no calling hours.\u00a0 Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.<\/p>\n<p>Larry\u2019s family request that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name be made to the Alfred University Food Pantry, 1 Saxton Dr., Alfred, NY 14802.<\/p>\n<p>To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hornell, New York Larry R. Sell \u2013 82 \u2013 of Hornell died late Friday evening (March 27, 2026) at his home, following a brief illness. Born in Allentown, Pa on January 28, 1944, he was the son of Warren &amp; Joyce (Frederick) Sell. Larry grew up in Allentown and was a graduate of William Allen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8097,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8093\/revisions\/8097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}