Linda Joyce (Bennett) Lawrence 71, passed away on May 19, 2022, in Hospice Ministries, Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Linda Joyce (Bennett) Lawrence was born August 29, 1950 in Cary, Mississippi, the daughter of William Thomas Bennett Sr and Bertie Mae (Jackson) Bennett and beloved siblings of Dovie Mae and William (Bud) Thomas Bennett Jr. She was a member of the Clinton Baptist Church in Clinton, MS and retired from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, MS after 36 years as a Chief, Communication Section/Specialist. Linda was an outgoing and caring woman who enjoyed crochets, cross-stitch, and avid reader. She was a loving mother, “Gran Lin” and family members who will be missed by all those she knew and cherished.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings.
Survivors included her only son Michael Jefferson Lawrence Sr of Clinton, Mississippi, daughter in law Lisa (Massey) Lawrence of Chandler, Texas; three grandchildren, Elijah Wheatley (Vancleave, Mississippi), Marisa Lawrence (Chandler, Texas) and Michael Lawrence Jr (Chandler, Texas).
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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