Lawrence Wrenn Jr.

Lawrence Wrenn Jr. CHESAPEAKE - Lawrence Richard Wrenn Jr., 83, of the 300 block of Kemp Lane East, passed away June 7, 2010 in his home. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of the late Hortense Shephard and Lawrence Richard Wrenn Sr. and the widow of Nancy Doxey Wrenn. He was a retired shipyard superintendent and a Korean War Army veteran. He is survived by his son, Lawrence R. Wrenn III and wife Kathy of Orlando, Fla.; his daughter, Victoria W. Howard and husband Dennis of Upper Marlboro, Md.; his brother, Eddie A. Wrenn of Norfolk; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in Oaklette United Methodist Church with the Rev. Eugene Meek and the Rev. Thomas L. Mercer Sr. officiating. The burial will follow in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, today from 6 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.