The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 1996              TAG: 9607310368
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: WINDSOR                           LENGTH:   20 lines

EARL F. LAWRENCE

Earl Felton Lawrence, 47, died Monday, July 29, 1996.

He was a native of Isle of Wight County and a member of Chapel Grove United Church of Christ. He was employed at Blair Brothers Construction Company, Suffolk.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Evans Lawrence; a son, Mason K. Lawrence of Windsor; and a brother, Sidney Lawrence Jr. of Windsor.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 1996, in Chapel Grove United Church of Christ by the Rev. J.J. Ferguson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be in the church at 11:30 a.m. Friday. The family will assemble at noon Friday at 13236 Shiloh Drive, Windsor. Visitation is from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Pretlow and Chapman Funeral Home, Smithfield.

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