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Mattie Lee Lawrence, 92, passed away Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Arlington. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington, under the direction of Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Mattie was born Dec. 8, 1921, in Fort Worth to Joe and Maude Johnson Crowley. She was a 1939 graduate of Polytechnic High School and a longtime Arlington resident. Mattie's passion for poems inspired her to write a collection titled, "Memos from Mimi," which was dedicated to her grandchildren and published in 1970. Her other joys included sewing and being with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Lawrence Jr.; and son, Fred X Lawrence. Survivors: Daughter, Linda Hoffman; granddaughter, Xan Boone (Scott) and their daughter, Lawrence; grandson, Jon Hoffman (Lisa) and their children, Jacob, Leah and Anna; and grandson, Robert X Hoffman (Anne) and their children, Hailey and Harrison.
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Published in Star-Telegram on Aug. 22, 2014
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