Nancy (Macy) Lawrence

Nancy (Macy) Lawrence, 85, of Winter Haven, Florida and formerly of Troy, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 after an extended illness. She was born on February 19, 1928 in Troy to the late Ralph and Mabel (Freeze) Macy. She married Erwin E. "Woody" Lawrence on May 8, 1949 and he preceded her in death on November 4, 1998.

She is survived by her daughter Cathy (Brad) Baden of Troy, Ohio; son Kent (Debby) Lawrence of Winter Haven, Florida; five grandchildren, Jared, Joel and John Baden and Brandon and Halle Lawrence; and two sisters Louise McKinney of Hamilton, Ohio and Sharon (Marvin) Buchanan of Troy, Ohio. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Lawrence was preceded in death by an infant brother.

Mrs. Lawrence was a 1947 graduate of Staunton High School and a graduate of Miami-Jacobs Business College in Dayton, Ohio. She worked at Troy Sunshade, J.C. Penney Company in Troy, Stouder Memorial Hospital and for Dr. Walter Meeker before retiring and moving with her husband to Florida in 1983. She was an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Winter Haven, Florida until her illness.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Riverside Cemetery Chapel, Troy, Ohio. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.