Mary Lawrence

Mary Anne Lawrence (76) went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 27th, 2011. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren when she said her final ‘Good bye’ and peacefully left this life and entered into eternity. Mary Anne was born to Estin and Edna Snyder on May 17th, 1934 in Lowry City, Missouri. As a young child she lived in Osceola, Missouri until her family moved to Kansas City in 1940’s. She graduated Northeast High School in 1952. She was a member of Centropolis Baptist Church where she met and married William David Lawrence on June 9th, 1956. Mary Anne and David began their lives together in Kansas City and eventually moved to Independence, where Mary Anne lived her last 40 years at the same residence. David was an Electrical Engineer at the Bendix Corporation, and Mary Anne was a wife and Mom. From their union two children were born, a daughter, Pamela Anne on August 6th, 1957, and a son Jeffery David on August 29th, 1961. Mary Anne became a young widow when David passed away on August 27th, 1974. Mary Anne attended Noland Road Baptist Church, and for many years worked as a volunteer at the Independence Regional Hospital. Although the later years of her life were filled many health issues that kept her from doing many things she enjoyed, she was a fighter and never gave up. Mary Anne was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her two children, Pam Clark and her fiancé Mark Mawhirter of Independence, and Jeff Lawrence and his wife Kimm of Blue Springs, three grandchildren, Heather Mock and her husband Andrew of Lees Summit, Courtney Lawrence, and Ethan Lawrence both of Blue Springs, three sisters, one brother and their spouses, Elaine and Glenn Wilson of Blue Springs, Ruth and Hal Reed of Independence, Karen and Zane Hammond of Independence, and Ron and Patty Snyder of Lees Summit. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. The family would like to extend their deepest appreciation and thanks to the staff at Payton Place for their loving care of Mary Anne. Services will be at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the First Bible Baptist Church 1441 SE Adams Dairy Parkway, Blue Springs, Missouri, 64014-3457. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in the memory of Mary Anne Lawrence to the ‘Bridge’ building fund at First Bible Baptist Church, 1441 SE Adams Dairy Parkway, Blue Springs, Missouri, 64014-3457.