Claude E. Lawrence Jr.'s Obituary
Funeral services for Claude E. Lawrence, Jr., 84, of Leesville will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Polk Memorial Episcopal Church with The Rev. Aaron Evans officiating. The burial will follow in the Leesville Cemetery. Friends may visit Wednesday, April 22nd from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Services are under the direction of the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville, Louisiana.
Mr. Lawrence passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009 in Leesville, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Army, serving in War War II and The Korean Conflict. He retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Project Manger. Mr. Lawrence was a member of Leesville Lions Club, Louisiana Professional Engineers, and Vernon Shelter Workshop.
He was preceded in death by his wife Patsye Faye Lawrence; parents, C.E. & Bessie Ford Lawrence and sister Lyria Gobert.
He is survived by sons, Claude E. Lawrence III & wife Jenny of Leesville, Louisiana and Stephen G. Lawrence and wife Debbie of Arlington, Texas; sister Constance Schultz of Austin, Texas and grandchildren Carolyn E. Lawrence of Natchitoches, Louisiana, C. Ely Lawrence IV of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Stephen Grant Lawrence of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Caitlin Rose Lawrence of Arlington, Texas.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the following;
Polk Memorial Episcopal Church, 805 Abe Allen Memorial Dr. Leesville, LA 71446
Louisiana Lions Camp 292 L. Beauford Dr. Anacoco, LA 71403,
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org (online) P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center P.O. Box 4486 Houston, TX 77210-4486, 800-525-5811 “Research”
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