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Official Obituary of

Carolyn Jean Lawrence

May 26, 1944 ~ December 27, 2024 (age 80) 80 Years Old

Carolyn Lawrence Obituary

Carolyn Jean Lawrence, age 80, passed on December 27th, 2024

She was born on May 26th, 1944 in Watauga to Clifford Bunton and Juanita Gragg Bunton. Carolyn loved to crochet, watching western movies, and in her younger years she enjoyed the outdoors watching the birds but spending time with her family was most important.

Carolyn was preceded in death by parents, Clifford and Juanita; husband, Charles Edward Lawrence, and son, Mark Lawrence.

Carolyn is survived by her son, Ricky Lawrence of Zionville; two grandsons, Stacy Lawrence of West Jefferson and Christopher Betz of Raleigh; daughter-in-law, Suzanne Lawrence of Zionville; brother, George (Jo) Bunton of Valle Crucis; brother, Gary Bunton of Zionville; two granddaughters, Samara Betz of Zionville and Katie with husband, Jeff Michal of England.

The family would like to thank Carolyn’s sweet caregiver Beverly Harmon for her loving compassionate care.

Services for Carolyn Lawrence will be held on Friday January 3rd, 2025. Visitation will begin at 10 AM followed by a service officiated by Pastor Derick Wilson at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is located at 1564 Silverstone Road, Zionville, NC, 28698. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

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