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Charles Lawrence Obituary
February 13, 1927 - March 4, 2021
Charles Solomon Lawrence, of Winston-Salem, passed away March 4, 2021. He was born in Winston-Salem on February 13, 1927, son of Dr. Charles Solomon Lawrence and Alice George Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence was a longtime member and elder of Shallowford Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1944 and upon graduation volunteered for the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Thompson destroyer-minesweeper 38 during World War II. Upon receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy, he enrolled in college and graduated from N.C. State University in 1951. He worked for several textile companies beginning with The Duplan Corp. and retired from Schneider Industries in 1992.
Charlie had a lifelong love of music, particularly Big Band. He always had an appropriate tune or lyric for any situation. Although Charlie was a loyal Presbyterian, he enjoyed playing in the Moravian band for many years.
Charlie was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia White Lawrence. He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Susan L. Crittenden (David), daughter Mary L. Kirk (Stephen), and son Charles S. Lawrence Jr. (fiancée Brenda Powers); five grandchildren, Sarah C. Fuller (Andrew), Kathryn C. Appel (Tyler), Matthew D. Crittenden (fiancée Sarah White), Elizabeth K. Jin (Peter), and Rebecca F. Kirk; great-grandsons Ruben Andrew Fuller, Jonah Seth Fuller, Aaron Robert Fuller and Ezra Vincent Jin. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in Salem Cemetery with Laura-Lee Jones officiating. Please follow COVID-19 protocols.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Shallowford Presbyterian Church, 1200 Lewisville Clemmons Rd., Lewisville, NC 27023 or the Moravian Music Foundation, 457 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Condolences may be made online at www.salemfh.com.
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Mari Jo Turner
March 9, 2021
Thank you for you years of dedication and support of Shallowford. You always made me feel like a welcomed member of the congregation. Mari Jo
James Vogler White
March 7, 2021
Prayers headed that way for comfort knowing he's in arms of the Lord,from the White family in Dallas,Texas
Linda Gutierrez
March 7, 2021
I´m so sorry to hear of the loss of Mr. Lawrence. He was such a kind man nd a great conversationalist.
I feel anyone that had the pleasure of knowing Mr Lawrence is feeling a tremendous loss now, but, he is free and living it up above.
Mary, Susan and Charlie - you have my condolences. I´m so sorry!
Janet Davis, Brittany Thomas, Gene and Shirley Hauser
March 6, 2021
Your dad was the greatest! Always had a smile and kind words for us! He was a GREAT trumpet player! May God comfort you in your time of sorrow.
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Joyce and Stephen
March 6, 2021
Our lives were made richer because of Charlie!
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