Montgomery County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lawrence, Ezra Tillman August 24, 1985 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net December 29, 2008, 6:30 pm The Montgomery Monitor 8-28-1985 Page 5 Ezra T. Lawrence Ezra T. Lawrence, 75, of Route 1, Mt. Vernon, died in a Brunswick hospital Saturday morning, August 24, 1985, after a long illness. Mr. Lawrence was born in Laurens County but had lived most of his life in Montgomery County. He was the son of the late Walter Daniel Lawrence and Mrs. Eudell Foskey Lawrence. He was married to the late Mrs. Loni Caroline Smith Lawrence. From 1972 through 1980, Mr. Lawrence served as a Montgomery County commissioner. He was a member of the Long Pond Baptist Church and the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge. Survivors include five sons, Willie T. Lawrence of Vidalia, Slyvester Lawrence of Glenwood, Farris Lawrence of Uvalda, Wilbert Arthur Lawrence of Brunswick, Harold Eugene Lawrence of Mt. Vernon; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Durden of Uvalda and Mrs. Frances Roberson of Canton; four sisters, Mrs. Louise O'Connor, Mrs. Ethel O'Connor, and Mrs. Leona Tapley of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Vitas Baker of Douglas; a brother, Mack Lawrence of Ailey; twenty-one grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in Long Pond Baptist Church at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, August 26, with Rev. W. E. Flanders officiating. Burial was in the Walker Cemetery in Montgomery County. Masons served as pallbearers and conducted Masonic Rites at the graveside. Sammons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: He was born 1-1-1910. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/montgomery/obits/l/lawrence11999ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb