Barbara Ann France1,2

F, b. October 17, 1937, d. June 24, 2008
     Barbara Ann France was buried at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 5070 Cove Road N. W., Roanoke, Virginia.2 Her Social Security Number was 230-38-1177.3 She was born on October 17, 1937 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.4,1,3 As of February 20, 1954,her married name was Lawrence.1 She married Eldon Grant Lawrence, son of Riner Edward Lawrence and Lola Dorothy "Lonnie" Honaker, on February 20, 1954 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1 Barbara Ann France and Eldon Grant Lawrence were divorced on July 18, 1968 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.4 As of June 22, 1971,her married name was Looney.1 Barbara Ann France married William Odell Looney on June 22, 1971 at Roanoke, Virginia.5,1 Barbara Ann France died on June 24, 2008 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 70.3,6,2 She Barbara Ann France Looney, 70, of Vinton, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 24, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph H. France, Sr. & Lelia Feazell France, sister, Louise Francisco and an infant son. She retired from the Precision Fabrics Group. After her retirement she was employed by Winn-Dixie in Vinton. Surviving are her children, Kathy Edwards & husband, Danny, of Greensboro, Patsy Lawrence, of Roanoke, Kimberly Fuller & husband, Anthony, of Wirtz, William Looney, Jr., Teressa Jones & husband, Will, all of Roanoke; stepchildren, Dana Aguero and Aaron Looney; grandchildren, Bre'anna (BB) Fuller, Daniel (Big Daniel) Edwards, Daniel (Lil Daniel) Falls, Jr., Brian Fuller, Myesha Logan, Darion Logan and Lilia Edwards; step grandchildren, Derrick (DJ) Jones and Alexis Jones; brothers, Lloyd E. France & wife, Pat, of Dublin, Larry P. France, Joseph H. France, Jr., all of Roanoke; sister, Brenda S. Peyton & husband, Raymond, of Salem; aunts, Marie Feazell, of Hardy, Helen Feazell, of Roanoke; devoted companion and pet, Mia; longtime friends, Joanne & Bobby Webster and Lottie Loftis; "Bestest Friend" Jean Tolbert. The family would like to offer a special thanks to her kind and devoted neighbors, Janet and Luther McGhee and Louis Cruiz for their many acts of kindness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the Heart Fund. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road, by the Rev. Catherine Houchins and the Rev. Brenda Rowe. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. on June 25, 2008.2

Family 1

Eldon Grant Lawrence b. November 18, 1932, d. March 22, 1986
Marriage*She married Eldon Grant Lawrence, son of Riner Edward Lawrence and Lola Dorothy "Lonnie" Honaker, on February 20, 1954 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Barbara Ann France and Eldon Grant Lawrence were divorced on July 18, 1968 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.4 
Children

Family 2

William Odell Looney
Marriage*Barbara Ann France married William Odell Looney on June 22, 1971 at Roanoke, Virginia.5,1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Barbara Ann France Looney obituary in the Jun 25, 2008 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Kathy Lawrence Edwards obituary in the Sep 24, 2021 edition.
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Kathy Lavern Lawrence1,2,3

F, b. June 7, 1960, d. September 16, 2021
FatherEldon Grant Lawrence1,3 b. November 18, 1932, d. March 22, 1986
MotherBarbara Ann France1,3,4 b. October 17, 1937, d. June 24, 2008
     Kathy Lavern Lawrence was buried at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 5070 Cove Road N. W., Roanoke, Virginia.3 She was born on June 7, 1960 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1,2 As of May 16, 1981,her married name was Roop.1 She married Michael Wayne Roop on May 16, 1981 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 As of June 28, 1986,her married name was Edwards.1 Kathy Lavern Lawrence married Daniel Alexander Edwards on June 28, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,3,4 Kathy Lavern Lawrence died on September 16, 2021 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 61.3 She Kathy Lawrence Edwards of Greensboro, North Carolina, formerly of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the age of 61. Kathy was preceded in death by her father, Eldon Grant Lawrence, mother, Barbara France Looney, and mother-in-law, Sue Edwards. She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years Danny Edwards; son, Daniel Edwards; daughter, Lilia Edwards; sisters, Patsy Lawrence and Bonnie, Kimberly Lawrence and fiancé, Mike Hensley, Teressa Jones and husband Will; brother, William Looney Jr; father-in-law, David Edwards Sr; brother-in-law, David Edwards and wife Robin; sister-in-law, Mary Edwards; nieces, Bre Rundel, and Myesha Logan; nephews, Daniel Falls Jr., Brian Fuller, and Darion Logan; uncle, Joseph France Jr; aunt, Brenda Peyton; special friends, Krista Amore, manager, Bernadette Young, and Vivian Scholz Wilder. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 2 until 5 p.m. at Simpson Funeral Home Peters Creek Road Chapel. Services will be held Monday, September 27, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Simpson Funeral Home Peters Creek Road Chapel. Interment will follow services at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. on September 24, 2021.3

Family 1

Michael Wayne Roop
Marriage*She married Michael Wayne Roop on May 16, 1981 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 

Family 2

Daniel Alexander Edwards
Marriage*Kathy Lavern Lawrence married Daniel Alexander Edwards on June 28, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,3,4 
Children
  • Lilia Edwards3,4
  • Daniel Edwards3,4

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Kathy Lawrence Edwards obituary in the Sep 24, 2021 edition.
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Barbara Ann France Looney obituary in the Jun 25, 2008 edition.

Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad1,2,3

M, b. September 28, 1896, d. August 13, 1975
     Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.1 His Social Security Number was 241-09-5868.4 He was born on September 28, 1896 at Virginia.1,4 He married Mabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence, daughter of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire, on August 21, 1923 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.1,2 Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad died on August 13, 1975 at Eden, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 78.1,3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 354, District 81-9, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia5
1940Dwelling 376, District 79-13, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina6

Occupation

1930Ice plant laborer5
1940Cotton mill weaver6

Family

Mabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence b. March 12, 1907, d. September 17, 1994
Marriage*Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad married Mabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence, daughter of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire, on August 21, 1923 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5410] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Rockingham Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  2. [S999] Unknown compiler, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004.
  3. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Edward Wayne LaPrad1,2,3

M, b. February 19, 1925, d. May 28, 1980
FatherJoseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad1,4 b. September 28, 1896, d. August 13, 1975
MotherMabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence1,4 b. March 12, 1907, d. September 17, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 246-22-7390.5 Edward Wayne LaPrad was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.2 He was born on February 19, 1925 at North Carolina.1,2,5,3 He died on May 28, 1980 at Virginia at age 55.3,2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 354, District 81-9, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia1
1940Dwelling 376, District 79-13, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina4

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5410] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Rockingham Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

George A. LaPrad1,2

M, b. May 1, 1938, d. September 14, 1988
FatherJoseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad1,2 b. September 28, 1896, d. August 13, 1975
MotherMabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence1,2 b. March 12, 1907, d. September 17, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 243-52-7361.2 George A. LaPrad was born on May 1, 1938 at Draper, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.2 He died on September 14, 1988 at age 50.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 376, District 79-13, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Franklin Delano Stowe1

M, b. February 4, 1933, d. December 3, 2008
     Franklin Delano Stowe was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.1 He married Shirley LaPrad, daughter of Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad and Mabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence.1 Franklin Delano Stowe was born on February 4, 1933.1 He died on December 3, 2008 at age 75.1

Family

Shirley LaPrad
Marriage*He married Shirley LaPrad, daughter of Joseph Calvin "Joe" LaPrad and Mabel Gertrude Beatrice Lawrence.1 

Citations

  1. [S5410] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Rockingham Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Isabell Nannie Hepler1

F, b. January 23, 1910, d. August 5, 1984
     Her Social Security Number was 225-28-8856.2 Her married name was Lawrence.1 Isabell Nannie Hepler married Silvan Sylvester "Toy" Lawrence, son of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire.1 Isabell Nannie Hepler was born on January 23, 1910 at Virginia.1,2 She died on August 5, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 74.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 188, District 116-19, Portsmouth, Virginia3

Family

Silvan Sylvester "Toy" Lawrence b. November 4, 1909, d. September 15, 1988
Marriage*Isabell Nannie Hepler married Silvan Sylvester "Toy" Lawrence, son of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Anna Sue Lawrence1,2

F, b. June 29, 1936, d. June 15, 1988
FatherSilvan Sylvester "Toy" Lawrence2,3 b. November 4, 1909, d. September 15, 1988
MotherIsabell Nannie Hepler2,3 b. January 23, 1910, d. August 5, 1984
     Her Social Security Number was 230-40-8323.4 Her married name was Burroughs.4 Anna Sue Lawrence married Unknown Burroughs.4,1 Anna Sue Lawrence was born on June 29, 1936 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.4,1,2 She died on June 15, 1988 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 51; The North Carolina Death Index has a death date of Jun 16, 1988.4,1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 188, District 116-19, Portsmouth, Virginia3

Family

Unknown Burroughs
Marriage*Anna Sue Lawrence married Unknown Burroughs.4,1 

Citations

  1. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Nannie Thompson1,2,3

F, b. August 21, 1915, d. November 9, 1995
     Her Social Security Number was 226-70-5771.2 Nannie Thompson was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 She was born on August 21, 1915 at Roanoke, Virginia.2 As of April 23, 1966,her married name was Lawrence.1 She married Roy Ray Lawrence, son of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire, on April 23, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 Nannie Thompson died on November 9, 1995 at age 80.2,3 She LAWRENCE, Nannie Thompson, 80, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, November 9, 1995. She is survived by her children, Mary and Thomas J. Kirby of Salem, Clayborne R. Jr. and Charlene Hickson of Salem, Anna and John L. Bell Sr. of Roanoke, Alice and James E. Morris III of Roanoke; also surviving are 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 13, 1995 at L otz Salem Chapel at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Mike Weatherington and the Rev. John F. Collins officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem. on November 11, 1995.3

Family

Roy Ray Lawrence b. January 10, 1916, d. September 26, 1974
Marriage*She married Roy Ray Lawrence, son of Arthur Silven Lawrence and Flora Jane McGuire, on April 23, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Nannie Thompson Lawrence obituary in the Nov 11, 1995 edition.

Sandra Leigh Phoenix1,2

F, b. June 2, 1951, d. May 21, 2003
     Her Social Security Number was 231-74-8941.2 Sandra Leigh Phoenix was born on June 2, 1951 at Roanoke, Virginia.3,2 As of September 1, 1967,her married name was Lawrence.1 She married Frank Sandy Lawrence, son of Frank Smart Lawrence and Hazel Estelle Webb, on September 1, 1967 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 Sandra Leigh Phoenix and Frank Sandy Lawrence were divorced on October 3, 1972 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 Sandra Leigh Phoenix died on May 21, 2003 at Virginia at age 51.2

Family

Frank Sandy Lawrence b. May 14, 1945, d. April 4, 2018
Marriage*She married Frank Sandy Lawrence, son of Frank Smart Lawrence and Hazel Estelle Webb, on September 1, 1967 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 
Divorce* Sandra Leigh Phoenix and Frank Sandy Lawrence were divorced on October 3, 1972 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.

Otey Dallas/Dallis Burdette1,2

M, b. September 5, 1941, d. August 5, 1966
     Otey Dallas/Dallis Burdette was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.2 He was born on September 5, 1941 at Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Patricia Lee Lawrence, daughter of Frank Smart Lawrence and Hazel Estelle Webb, on October 14, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2 Otey Dallas/Dallis Burdette died on August 5, 1966 at Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia, at age 24; Died in an auto accident.2

Family

Patricia Lee Lawrence
Marriage*He married Patricia Lee Lawrence, daughter of Frank Smart Lawrence and Hazel Estelle Webb, on October 14, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.