Survivors are his wife, Minister Charleathia Fain Lawrence; children, Darius Lawrence, Makala Mitchell, Glen Williams, and Donald Shropshire; sisters, Monalisa Adams, Tina Jett, Sharon Lawrence, Stephanie Lawrence, and Melissa Lawrence; brother, Chris Lawrence; granddaughter, Kashmere Brown; adopted father, Bishop V. T. (Sherelyn) Harden; aunts, Brenda Williamson, Robin Williams, Pamela (Warren) Albert, Glenice Thurman, and Mary Thurman; uncles, Michael (Sandra) Allen, Vernon (Sandy) Thurman, and Jerry (Bernice) Allen; great aunt, Frankie Shropshire; mother-in-law, Charlotte Fain; sisters-in-law, Sharronda (Marcus) Thompson and Dieshylle Fain; brother-in-law, Keith Fain; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends; special friends, Larry Wilson, Eric Watts, and Lamont McCrae.
Celebration of Life Service for James Lamar Lawrence will be held Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 12:00 Noon at New Spirit and Truth Assembly of Jesus Church, 487 Scoggins Street, Summerville, GA 30747 with Pastor Bishop V. T. Harden, Eulogist. The family will receive friends from 11:30 A. M. until the funeral hour. Interment; Floyd Memory Garden, Rome, GA. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 12:00 noon. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, GA.