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Lawrence Curtis Totty

01/10/1942 - 07/19/2025

BORN

01/10/1942

DIED

07/19/2025

FUNERAL HOME

McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.

7400 Georgia Avenue NW

Washington, District of Columbia

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Jul. 31, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

McGuire Funeral Home

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Lawrence Totty Obituary

Lawrence passed peacefully on July 19, 2025 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, Lydia, of 43 years; children, Lawrence (Lianne), Lindsay, Langston and Lia; siblings Francelia and Lynwood Totty; and many other relatives and friends.He was a proud graduate of the University of Michigan and a retiree of DC Department of Health.

Service will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at McGuire Funeral Home, 7400 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20012. Visitation 10 a.m. until time of funeral at 11 a.m. Interment Private

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Published by The Washington Post on Jul. 27, 2025.

Memorial Events
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31

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

McGuire Funeral Home

7400 Georgia Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20012

Jul

31

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

McGuire Funeral Home

7400 Georgia Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20012

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McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.

7400 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20012

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