Dr. Jesse A. Lawrence Jr.

Eads - DR. JESSE A. LAWRENCE, JR., M.D., passed away peacefully at his home in Eads, TN. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. He was 75. Dr. Lawrence was a 1952 graduate of CBHS, attended Memphis State, served his country in the US Army, and graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in 1958. After having completed 6 years of general practice in Wilson, Arkansas, and a subsequent fellowship in neurology at the Mayo Clinic, he practiced neurology in Memphis for more than 30 years with Mid-South Neurological Clinic and later with the Semmes-Murphey Clinic. He was highly regarded by his peers, authored several medical articles, and enjoyed many years as an associate professor of neurology with UT. He was a devoted father and husband. He is survived by his wife, Betty McNeil Lawrence; two sons, Stephen and Jesse (Al) Lawrence; his daughter-in-law, Beth Lawrence; four grandchildren, Jesse IV, Mary, Cooper, and Sophie of Heber Springs, AR; four step-children, Dr. Donald Henley, Savannah, GA, Gwen Shamblin, Brentwood, TN, Deborah Scobey, Franklin, TN, and Walter Henley, Jr., Memphis. He also leaves behind eight step-grand-children, eight step-great-grandchildren, and his Chocolate lab “Ike”. He will be deeply missed by all of us. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to the charity of their choice. High Point Funeral Chapel (901)454-5795 www.highpointchapel.com