Velma Laura Lawrence, 87

GILFORD — Velma Laura Lawrence, 87, of 72 Watson Road, died peacefully in her winter home in Port Charlotte, Florida, on Nov. 13, 2018.

Velma was born on July 24, 1931, in Bristol, the daughter of Reginald Cayes and Katie Walker.

She graduated from Bristol High School and business college. Velma always was a worker, even typing papers for college students while her two children were young. For decades she worked as a paralegal secretary for various law firms in Manchester and the Lakes Region.

Velma was a faithful member of the Laconia Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses since the early 1970s.

Velma loved the outdoors, spending time with her husband in the garden and at the camp they built together in Hebron. In addition she was an avid member of the NH Arts and Crafts in Sandwich, spending many hours producing beautiful enamels.

Velma is survived by her husband of 65 years, George W. Lawrence; her son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Heidi Lawrence; two grandchildren, Devan-Ashley and Dawson-Ryan; three sisters, Jeanette Wheeler, Ruth Lacourse and Doris Cayes; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at the Meredith Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 10 East Holderness Road, Holderness, NH 03245-5752.

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