Judy Ann Holland Lawrence, 78, of Fitzgerald passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Lawrence at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenox, where she will be laid to rest. Pastor Kolby Lawrence will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 2, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Lawrence’s family members will serve as pallbearers.
Born April 10, 1946, in Warwick, Mrs. Lawrence was the daughter of the late Willie Holland and Eliza Hill Holland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Gayle Lawrence; two sisters, Jean Graham and Nell Montgomery; a sister-in-law, Sandra Holland; and a brother, Jack Holland. She was a licensed optician and before retiring, she worked in the Walmart Eyeglass Center. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Lenox.
Mrs. Lawrence is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Stuart and Jennifer Lawrence of Fitzgerald and Timothy and Nicole Lawrence of Chatsworth; one grandson and his wife, Kolby and Emily Lawrence; three great-grandchildren, Sophia Caley, Noah Caley and Saylor Lawrence; one brother, Daniel Holland of Tifton; a brother-in-law, Lincoln Graham; and a sister-in-law, Reit Holland.
Mrs. Judy Lawrence was best known as “Mama Judy” to so many people.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that family members get together for a dessert meal, which was one of Mrs. Lawrence’s favorite things to do.