He was united in marriage to Viola Mary Strutton on January 2, 1925 and unto this union five daughters and three sons were born. She preceded him in death in 1984.
Luther is survived by his children, Eva Lawrence, Lois Perez, and Bonnie Helms of Crocker, and Fern Wade of Lawrenceville, Illinois, Junior Lawrence of Crocker, Elgie Lawrence of Palestine, Illinois and Wayne Lawrence of Moberly, 28 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Dorothy Murphy, four brothers, Rick, Charley, Buck, and B.C.; and four sisters, Dell Murphy, Mae Stone, Etter Curry, and Ida Belle Strutton.
Funeral services were held in the Long Funeral Chapel in Crocker on Thursday, April 26, 1990 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Lee Todd officiating. Burial was in the Crocker Memorial Park Cemetery. Serving as his pallbearers were Larry, Jerry, Fred, and Ted Helms, Junior Lawrence, Jr. and Dan Prewett.
Grandma/Grandpa, you were just a girl/boy,
ReplyDeleteSo many years ago.
You had your loves and had your dreams,
You watched us come and go.
You watched us make the same mistakes,
That you had made before,
But that just made you hold us tight,
And love us all the more.
We haven’t always thought about
The things that you have been.
To us you’ve just been “Grandma/Grandpa;
No thought of who you’ve been.
But we remember now in love,
Your life from start to end,
And we’re just glad we knew you,
Junior Luther Lawrence, Jr