Martha Lucille Lawrence
Martha Lucille Lawrence, 96 of Windfall went to heaven on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 2, 1926 in Dexter, Missouri to Albert & Mary (Swinger) Creed. She married Harold Lawrence on May 26, 1942 and he passed away on May 11, 2005. Harold was truly her soul mate. The couple enjoyed just shy of 63 years of marriage.
She started school at age four alongside her sisters in a one room school in Missouri and graduated at the age of 14. Lucille was a lifelong member at First Salem Church, where she taught Sunday school for 70 years, until she retired at the age of 90. Lucille was a strong Christian and a strong lady. At a very young age she started picking cotton to help her family.
She was playing baseball in Dexter when she met the love of her life at a game. After the couple had moved to Indiana, both she and her husband worked for Mitchell Farms for several years. Lucille also worked at John Barn’s grocery store in Windfall. She volunteered her time and talents at the food bank in the Methodist Church in Windfall for several years. She enjoyed helping raise her two grandchildren, gardening, and baking. Lucille always had an answer ready when you asked how she was feeling today and that answer was always, “With my hands!”
She was always knitting and made several quilts to pass along to the family. You could find her every summer in her garden, making sure not a single weed dared to show up, and heaven help the poor dandelions that did. Not a single one ever survived living in her yard for long.
She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Ann Lawrence of Windfall; grandchildren, Cary Castner, Melissa Castner Myers and husband David; four great-grandchildren, Micheal Myers, Paige Myers, Megan Main and husband Matt, Taylor Castner. Lucille is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Creed; two sisters, Chloteel Middleton and Thelma Lindsay; one grandson, Kenneth Allen Castner and a son-in-law, Manley Castner.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, April 29 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Bradley presiding. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Windfall. Visitation will be on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 50 East 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240.
Pat &Missy
Our prayers to you and your family
We love you
Bonnie , Barbara & Marcia
My prayers are with you and your family. I pray you find comfort in the Lord.
Friends for so many years, Judy Hussey
Thank you girls. We love you
My condolences and prayers for the family!
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Pat give me a call if you need anything before Saturday.
Lucille is one of the special ladies I remember from Johnny and Beulah’s grocery when I was a child. Extending thoughts of sympathy to her family.
I remember Lucille from my childhood days of visiting Johnny and Beulah’s grocery. Prayers for comfort fir her family.
My prayers are with you Pat! So sorry for your loss! May the comforting hands of the Lord be with your family!
Patty, I remember being neighbour’s, on Mitchell Farms.. there was an Apple tree in front of your house by the road, Bob, Calvin and myself would come down and pick apples up off off the ground..mom made a lot of Apple pies from those trees..sometime Lucille would let you come out to play with us..but you couldn’t get dirty.. don’t know if you remember any of this back then ..Geneva Cook Fennell..
I’m so sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you. Such a nice lady I re8her from my childhood working for my Uncle John and Aunt Beulah at the store.