Hettie Lawrence

Thursday, December 1, 2005

PUXICO - Hettie Lawrence, 82, died Nov. 30, 2005, at the Bertrand Retirement Home in Bertrand.

Born March 14, 1923, in Snowball, Ark., to the late Lon and Lona Cochran Milam, she had lived in Dexter and Bernie and moved to Puxico in 1961. She had resided for three years in the nursing home.

On Sept. 29, 1944, in Denver, Colo., she married Charles O. Lawrence, who preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1989.

Survivors include: two daughters, Carolyn Hollis of Parma and Carles Kay Melrose of Morehouse; one brother, Taft Milam of Morehouse; and one grandchild.

Visitation is from 11 to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter.

Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Puxico Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Watkins of Dexter officiating.

Burial will follow in the Puxico Cemetery.