Mary Loretta Lawrence
March 1, 1936 ~ February 1, 2009
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Visitation:
Viewing/Visitation will be held on Friday, February 6, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM.
Mary Loretta Lawrence, 72, of Colton’s Point, MD died February 1, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born March 1, 1936 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late Zachary Joseph and Mary Edith Hill. She was the loving wife of the late James Francis “Jimmy” Lawrence whom she married in Chaptico, MD and who preceded her in death on April 1, 2005. She is survived by her children Joseph Francis Lawrence and his wife Darlene of Glen Allen, VA, James Dale Lawrence of Chaptico, MD and Christopher Scott Lawrence and his wife Mary of Clements, MD as well as her siblings Catherine Cecelia Hill, James Leroy Hill, Edith Mae Bell, Ethel Marie Knott and Zachary J. Hill, Jr., all of Chaptico, MD, Robert Aloysius Hill of Avenue, MD and Elizabeth Ann Guy of Leonardtown, MD. She was the proud grandmother of four. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Mary graduated from St. Mary’s Academy “Class of 1954” and from St. Agnes School of Nursing “Class of 1957” where she earned her degree as a registered nurse. She worked for St. Mary’s Hospital as the Superintendant of Nursing and as a County Health Nurse for St. Mary’s County Health Department for 41 years, retiring in July 1997. She was a past president of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 221, Avenue, MD and was a member of ACTS. She enjoyed boating, traveling, music, reading and crocheting. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 6, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Ben Lawrence, Eric Lawrence, John Morgan, Justin Ellie, John Davis and Zach Hill, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Amanda Lawrence, Vicki Lawrence and Tiffany McKinney. Contributions may be made to Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research, www.Komen.org. / or P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.
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“We loved Mary Loretta like another sister and will really miss her. Our prayers are with the family. We will really miss her. Love and prayer,”
“Tocky, Teenie & Chris, Your Mom was a special lady who always greeted everyone she met with big smile and a caring word. She will truely be missed by all. Remember she is always watching over you from above and will always be listening. Keeping you in our prayers through this difficult time.”
“We are so sorry to hear of your loss. She was a wonderful friend of my mom. They had a lot of good times, my mom would tell us of all the good times they had. We know all about how you feel about your loss. our prayers and thoughts are with you all. Take care. “
“To the Lawrence & Hill Families, We are so sorry and will keep all of you in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. She was a lovely person as is all of the family that she leaves behind. God bless you all.”
“I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT MARY LORETTA. I ALWAYS REMENBER THE NICKNAME THAT FATHER ROBB GAVE HER AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL, “MISS SNOWSTORM”. SO LONG, MISS SNOWSTORM.”
“Tocky,Teenie & Chris, I will always remember all of the fun we had as kids on “The Point” Mary Loretta always opened your house to everyone. We didn’t have to go out anywhere because the fun was there. She was always there to lend an ear. Mary Loretta was the heart of the Lawrence family. It’s very hard to lose a person like Mary Loretta. Just remember all of the things she stood for and all she did to help others. I will be thinking of you all. We will all miss her.”
“We are sorry to hear of your loss. Mary Loretta was a wonderful person. We are in Florida so will not be able to make it to the funeral but our thoughts and prayer are with all of you.”
“Mary Loretta will always be in my heart. We shared and talked about what was going on in our lives.She was there for me during a difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss and mine. She will be in my thoughts and prayers. To her family left behind, Take care of each other. We only come thru this life once, and for only a short time. God Bless You!”
“To the Lawrence & Hill Families: My deepest thoughts and prayers are with you all. She was a beautiful lady and will truly be missed.”
“To the Lawrence Family… So sorry to hear about Mary Loretta’s passing. She was such a sweet, caring person and I know she will be greatly missed by all that knew her. Our prayers are with you during this difficult time.”
“The “Class of 1954″ has lost another wonderful classmate. Mary Loretta has always been such a kind, good, delightful friend. She will be missed by many. Our heartfelt sympathy to all of her loved ones. May our friend rest in peace.”
“So very sorry to hear of Mary Loretta’s passing. She was such a lovely lady and always so nice to everyone all the time. I know you’ll miss her greatly. “
“You are in our prayers and hearts as you go through this time of loss. We were blessed to have met Mary Loretta through Rie and Andrew Knott. She was a sweet woman with such a loving personality. God has called an angel home.”
“OUR CONDOLENCES TO MARY LORETTA’S FAMILY. WE REMEMBER ALL THE GREAT TIMES WE ALL HAD TOGETHER WITH LORETTA AND JIMMY, WITH HUSBAND / DAD OSCAR. ALL THOSE DAYS ARE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. WE WILL MISS HER.”
“Mandee & Vicki, Your grandmother was a very special person. It was in her nature to care about people and she will be watching over you for the rest of your lives. Treasure your memories. We are thinking of you and your families.”
“We will miss you very much and all the fun we’ve had over the years.”
“Teeny, Your mom was a wonderful person to be around. We will cherish our memories of her and the times we were together. You are in our prayers.”
“The Hill & Lawrence Family: Skip & I are so sorry to hear about Mary Loretta’s death. It takes a long time to get used to the loss of someone we love, but it’s important to remember that when people die they leave something very special behind–They leave us memories of many things they said and did. And as long as we have those memories, the people we love will live on in our hearts and minds. Mary Loretta’s grandmother Hill (Aunt Lizzie and my grandmother Murphy, Doshie Pilkerton Murphy were sisters) Skip and I are so sorry that we cannot attend any of the services for her, because we now live in Alabama. You will all be in our prayers. May God bless the Hill and Lawrence families. With love, Skip and Doris Jones”
“We are so sorry to hear of your loss. We have so many good memories of Mary Loretta – of our times together with she & Jim after renewing a friendship that began while Frank & Jim were in the Armed Forces together. We remember Mary’s outgoing personality. She was a great friend. “
“We were very sorry to hear that Mary Loretta passed away. She was a beautiful person. You are blessed that your family is so close and that you will have each other to lean on and get you through this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. “
“Our sincere sympathy to all of you. Be assured of our prayers.”
“We had such a wonderful time with your folks at the 50th high school reunion for the Class of ’54. She was a lovely person and a true lady — always gracious, friendly, and caring. She will be missed by all her classmates, all the 7th District, and the many friends she made throughout the County, especially during her nursing days. Our heartfelt sympathy to all her family.”
“Tooky, Teeny and Chris. So sorry to hear of the loss of your Mom. She was a wonderful lady. The 7th has lost too many sweet ladies recently. You’ll always have your memories of all the good times. Cherish them. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.”
“TO THE LAWRENCE FAMILY, SORRY TO HEAR THE PASSING OF YOUR MOTHER, SHE WAS A WONDERFUL LADY. WE KNOW SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL OF YOU. “
“To Dale, Chris and Family, We were so very sorry to hear about your dear Mother. She was a joy to be around. Although we hadn’t seen her in a while, we will never forget the great times we had at Colton’s Point (Kopel’s) Marina along with your Dad. May God bless you all and we will keep you in our prayers.”
“Tocky, We are thinking of you and your family and know all too well what you are feeling at this time. Please let us know if we can help in any way. You are really lucky to have had such wonderful parents. Love and prayers. “
“We are so sorry to hear about Mary Loretta. She was such a lovely person. Our thoughts & prayers are with all the Lawrence family at this sad time. God bless you & may she rest in peace.”
“My sincerest sympathy to the family. I served in the US Army with Jimmy. God bless you and give you comfort. Stephen and Jeannie “
“LOOKING ACROSS THE ROAD AND NOT SEENING MARY LORETTA STIRRING AND THE DRAPES ARE CLOSED. WE KNOW SHE IS NO LONGER THERE. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS HER.”
“We are very sorry for your loss. Mary Loretta was a wonderful lady. She always had a smile and was a very friendly lady. She was always very sweet to me. I will truly miss her. God Bless!”
“I was so sorry to hear about Mary Loretta. We were friends all through Nursing School. It was wonderful seeing her again at the 50 yr. Reunion. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.”
“Lovely person. A favorite of many of her nursing school classmates.”
“When we graduated from St Agnes, Mary Loretta received the award as the most caring nurse. She truly was that nurse, we will all miss her. My thoughts and prayers are with her family. “
“Mary Loretta was a very special person. After graduating from SAH in 1957, we kept in touch for many years. She will be missed by so many of us. Condolences to her family.”
“I am so sorry to hear about Mary Loretta. She was one of a kind. We were friends in nursing school and she was in our wedding in 1957. We lost touch over the years, but were reunited at our 50th nursing reunion. My deepest symoathy to all of her family. She was so special.”
“Mary Loretta was an inspiration to me during Nurses training at St. Agnes. She was always ready to lend a hand and help when you were in need. She was a loving, dear friend.”
“Tocky, Teenie & Chris. Mary Loretta was a kind, caring and intelligent woman. She was always willing to listen and carefully lend her advice and opinions. I’m Blessed to have her, Jimmy and yourselves in my growing up years at Colton’s Point. I had the pleasure of working with both, Cousin Jimmy and Mary Loretta at St. Mary’s Hospital for several years myself. My thoughts and prayers are with you now. God Bless, Joanne (Gass) May”
“My deepest condolences to Mary Loretta’s family. I am so happy to learn what a wonderful, successful career she had as a fellow graduate from St. Agnes Nursing School.”
“”Blessing’s to the family.” Anne Shotwell”
“We were so sorry to hear about Mary Loretta. We saw her at the SAH 50 year reunion and it seem like not a day had passed since graduation. She was always so calm that you knew she could handle anything and it made you feel that perhaps you could too. May she rest in peace.”
“Chris,Dale,& Joseph Our thoughts and prayer are with you and your family.”
“Tocky, Teenie & Chris, Who could ever forget how your mom and dad opened up their home to the “marina” crowd. Every Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. a bunch of us had to watch SouthPark. Those were some great memories and her crabcake recipes were the best! Take care, our thoughts and prayers are with each of you! Gary, Cindy & Bailey St. Clair”