AREA OBITUARIES - Walter R. Lawrence

Mr. Walter R. Lawrence, 84, of Water Valley, Ky., passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky.

He was born on October 18, 1938 in Beecher City, Ill., to the late Kermit and Berniece Devore Lawrence.

He was a member of the Bayou de Chein Cumberland Presbyterian Church and had worked for the former Oliver Tractor and World Color Press. Walter was an Oliver Tractor enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Roberts Lawrence, whom he married June 17, 1961; a daughter, Becky Caldwell of Union City, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Ashley (Brad) Turner of Paducah, Ky., and Zach (Brittany) Faulkner of Elizabethtown, Ky.; six great-grandchildren, Joey McGuirk of Wickliffe, Ky., Ireland McGuirk of Paducah, Ky., Sloan McGuirk of Paducah, Ky., Campbell McGuirk of Paducah, Ky., Mackenzie Faulkner and Matthew Faulkner, both of Elizabethtown, Ky.; a brother, Wayne (Linda) Lawrence of Water Valley, Ky.; two sisters, Janet (James) Donaldson of Altamont, Ill., and Bonnie (Steve) Watkins of Dieterich, Ill.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a son, Roger (Chip) Lawrence, and a brother, Jim Lawrence.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Hubbard Cemetery in Beecher City, Ill. Visitation will be held at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, Ky., from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Memorials may be made to Bayou de Chein Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 2 Kingston Road, Water Valley, KY 42085.