Lawrence obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Lawrence, Faye Prevost 21 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 Jerry Nelson Lawrence, Grace Thomas 4 Aug 1950 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson Lawrence, Joann Reeves 1 Aug 2009 Aug 2009 Jerry Nelson Lawrence, John Thomas 8 May 2008 May 2008 Jerry Nelson Lawrence, Lena Bennette 9 Feb 1951 Nov 2006 Carol/Jerry Nelson Lawrence, Mildred Jenkins 21 Dec 2003 Jan 2004 Don Johnson Lawrence, Thomas Eugene 2 Nov 2002 Nov 2002 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 12/21/2011 LAWRENCE, FAYE PREVOST Faye Prevost Lawrence, 81 years old, of Hammond, passed away on Dec 18, at North Oaks Hospital. She was a wonderful mother, Maw Maw and a thoughtful caring friend, who was loved by many. Survivors include her daughterÕs Karen (Charlie) Chandler, Beverly Myers and a son, John L. (Edith). Lawrence. Sisters include Dorothy Slade & Nellie Sawyer; Brothers Ken, Don & Raymond Prevost. She had 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John T. Lawrence and a son, Tommy Lawrence; her parents, Grace and Fred Prevost; her brothers, Brit, Floyd, Ernest, Marvin, Mack, Clarence and Aubrey Prevost; her sisters, Bonnie Sherwood, Gladys Newsham, Genievive Robertson & Anna Robertson, and twin great grandchildren. Friends will be received at Brandon G. Thompson Funeral home in Ponchatoula from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, and then from 9 - 11 a.m., on Wednesday December 21. Services will be led by Rev. Pete Charpentier and Leon Dunn. Interment will follow in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Thompson Drive, Hammond. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Woodland Park Baptist Church building fund, 1909 J.W. Davis Dr., Hammond La. 70401. Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 8/4/1950 LAWRENCE, GRACE THOMAS Funeral services for Mrs. John B. Lawrence, 68, who died at her home in Amite on Wednesday, July 26, were held Thursday, July 27, from the McKneely Funeral Home in Amite. Interment was in Amite cemetery. Born April 30, 1882 in Jacksonville, Ark., she was the former Miss Grace Thomas, and had been a resident of Amite for the past 53 years. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. R. P. Norwood of Amite; one son, Thomas Lawrence of Amite; one granddaughter, Carolyn Norwood. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 8/1/2009 LAWRENCE, JOANN REEVES JoAnn Reeves Lawrence, 60, Hammond, died July 28, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. She is survived by daughter Kenya Lawrence Jackson (Wallace, Jr.) of Hammond. She is preceded in death by Dorothy M. Lucien (mother), S.M. Reeves (father) James A. Reeves (brother), Joseph and Elizabeth Meyers (grandparents) She was an educator and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Visitation will be at Greenfield Baptist Church Sunday, August 2, 2009 from 4-8 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday, August 3, from 9-10:45 a.m. The funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m. It will be conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hannibel. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 5/8/2008 LAWRENCE, JOHN THOMAS John Thomas Lawrence, 90, of Hammond, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in North Oaks Medical Center. He was born on September 13, 1917 in Elberton, Georgia, son of the late Lewis Lawrence and Daisy Cooley Lawrence Eberhart. Mr. Lawrence was a long time owner and operator of heavy equipment. He was instrumental in working on many of the early state drainage projects in the area, as well as clearing the land for many local subdivisions. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Faye Prevost Lawrence; daughter, Beverly Lawrence Myers; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Charles Chandler; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. John and Edith Lawrence; 8 grandchildren and spouses, Johnette and Joey Ippolito, Mark and Sherry Myers, Paul Myers, Diana and Lonnie Currier, Cindy and Norman Falk, Dena Rose, Jennifer and Rob Dunn, and Amy and Bobby Lang; 11 great- grandchildren, Jeremy, Joshua, Rayna, Luke, Daren, Summer, Samantha, Ella, Christa, Cameron, and Chandler Madison;1 brother, Gene Lawrence; and 1 sister, Malene Gunter. He is preceded in death by his son, Tommy Lawrence; 1 brother, Wilbur Lawrence; and 2 sisters, Frances Davis and Genell Blume. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son in Hammond on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., and after 9 a.m. on Friday. Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Pete Charpentier and Rev. Leon Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Hammond. An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.harrymckneely.com *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 2/9/1951 LAWRENCE, LENA BENNETTE Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Bennette Lawrence of Amite, who died Sunday from burns received when her clothes caught fire in her home, were held Monday from the McKneely Funeral Home in Amite. Interment was in the Arcola Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 12/21/2003 LAWRENCE, MILDRED JENKINS Mildred Jenkins Lawrence, 83, a retired school teacher for the Tangipahoa Parish School System, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at West Jefferson Hospital in Marrero after a long illness. She was born in Bagley, Wis., she lived in Hammond for more than 53 years. She held a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin at Plattville and a master's degree in education from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and she had 30- plus hours from Southeastern Louisiana University. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Decendents of the Mayflower and Les Mesdames. She is survived by a sister, Thelma Zipfel of Illinois; three children, Christopher Lawrence of Alabama, Jennifer Duplessis of Waggaman and Johanna Lawrence of Dunlap, Tenn.; and six grandchildren. Her husband was Paul Ralph Lawrence, and her parents were Leslie and Mabel Jenkins, all deceased. A memorial service will be held at United Methodist Church in Bagley at a later date. Burial will be in Wyalusing, Wis. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 11/02/2002 LAWRENCE, THOMAS EUGENE "TOMMY" A resident and native of Hammond, he died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Hammond of pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Religious service in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Leon Dunn and the Rev. Phil Calvin. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by his wife, Linda M. Lawrence, Hammond; parents, John and Faye Prevost Lawrence, Hammond, and Anna Mae MacDanel, Gueydan; a daughter, Cindy Falk, Robert; a stepdaughter, Debbie Darrow, Xenia, Ohio; four stepsons, Nathan, Daniel, Kevin and Bryan Darrow, all of Xenia; a grand- daughter, Samantha Falk, Robert; a brother, Dr. John L. Lawrence, Shreveport; two sisters, Beverly Myers and Karen Chandler, both of Hammond; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to North Oaks Hospice or Woodland Park Baptist Church building fund. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/lawrence.txt