Mr. Marvin Lawrence, age 64, of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lawrence was born February 17, 1946, son of the late Carey B. and Frances Elizabeth Jackson Lawrence. He was employed as a dye operator at Salem Carpet Mills and was of the Methodist Faith. Mr. Lawrence was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed yard work, watching wrestling on TV, and going fishing. Mr. Lawrence was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Gaye Fleetwood; a daughter, Erica Lawrence; a sister, Mary Tubbs; and brothers, Bert, C.B., Andrew, Wayne, and Jimmy Lawrence.

Mr. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Leola Fleetwood Lawrence; sons, Jimmy Fleetwood, Ricky Lawrence, and Eric Lawrence; daughter, Denise Lawrence; brothers, Lee Lawrence, Freeman Lawrence, and Joe Henry Lawrence; sisters, Rosey Adams, Pearl Neal, Marlene Waters, and Ruth Adams; sisters-in-law, Sarene Porter, Mary Marsh, Bertha Fleetwood, Cleming Teem Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Bobby Ann Lawrence, and Faye Lawrence; brothers-in-law, Jerry Marsh and William Fleetwood; 19 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Clark officiating. Interment will follow in M.C. Williams Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Fred Fields, Eddie Farmer, Lamar Fleetwood, George Fleetwood, and Undre Fleetwood. Flower girls will be Martha Sloan, Joann Fleetwood, Bertha Fleetwood, Alicia Hudgins, and Erika Hudgins. Mr. Lawrence will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m.