J.W. Lawrence, Jr, Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane P. McManus
Date: November 2, 2006



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LTC J.W. Lawrence, Jr. U.S. Army, Retired 
Graveside services for LTC J.W. Lawrence, Jr. (U.S. Army, Retired), will 
be held on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 11 a.m. at National Cemetery, 
Alexandria. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ball.

J.W. Lawrence Jr. died on November 24, 2006 in Matthews Memorial Nursing 
Home, Alexandria. 

He was a U.S. War Veteran, serving in the Navy during World War II, and 
in the Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He received the 
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with V; and Korea Campagin with six battle 
stars. He served his nation proudly in all that he set his hands to.

Those left behind to cherish his memory include his wife, Mary Beth Kirk 
Lawrence of Alexandria; two sons, DuVal Lawrence of North Augusta, South 
Carolina, and David Hill of Boyce; one daughter, Denise Craig of Longview, 
Texas; one brother, Troy Lawrence of Simpson; and three grandchildren, 
Madeline, Sunny, and Wendy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. Jude 
Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.