Lawrence Edward Williams
January 6, 1942 ~ January 1, 2010
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Lawrence Edward (Mush) Williams, 67, of Asheville, died Friday, January 1, 2010, at Memorial Campus, Mission Hospitals, following an extended illness. He ended his journey with a beautiful smile.
A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Jack Robert and Helen Reese Williams and was also preceded in death by a son, Edward Williams. A graduate of Lee Edwards High School, Mr. Williams was an U.S. Army veteran sharpshooter and was retired from jewelry sales.
Mr. Williams is survived by his son, Victor Meadows, of Sandy Mush; grandsons, Alex and Zackery Meadows; brother, Wayne Williams, of Lake James; three nieces, Bridgett Meadows, Angela Swann and Victoria Williams; two great-nieces, Jamie Ray and Jennifer Barnes, and great-nephews, Richard and Cody Meadows and Nicholas and Ricky Ingle; two great-great-nephews, and many lifetime good friends.
A special appreciation goes to Steve Robertson and Robin Harrell and two devoted children, Molly and Princess.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Reverend Thomas Freeman officiating.
His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to National Foundation for Cancer Research, 4600 East West Highway, Suite 525, Bethesda, MD 20814.
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To all of the family and friends, Just to tell you we are going to miss Larry..We will be praying for the family and friends…Larry is not suffering any more..Love and caring, Pete and Ronnie Cole
to a good friend, you will be missed very much, your caring friend, jimmy (dawg) ingle.
Vic: I was sorry to see where your dad had passed away. Doesn’t seem like it has been that long since I saw you at Kim’s funeral. Please know that you & your family are in my prayers & my thoughts. I had met Larry a few times but it has been years since I saw him. I lost my dad in 1986 & it still seems like yesterday. Death is a difficult thing to go through for those left behind but if you know the Lord He’ll wrap you in His loving arms & give you strength to meet each day. He gives new grace & mercy everyday. It is my prayer that you climb up in Jesus’s lap & lean on Him in these difficult days ahead. You & your family will be in my thoughts & prayers. May God bless you in the days ahead. I’m Clara’s friend in case you forgot me. I’ll be praying that God will give you strength. He will if you’ll turn to Him.
Mushy’ we love you and always will…we will meet again one day.Great friends are hard to come by and I will probably never have another friend like you.
We just want to say that Larry will truly be missed by all that knew him. You always had the same personality no matter what was going on or when we seen you.
And to the family and life long friends; God gives you the strength to do all things through him. He is the only one that can truly help you through these difficult times.
Love
Susan Holcombe
& Heather Reed, JD and Jayden
To all of Larry’s family and friends,
Just to tell you that Larry will be missed..And if we know the Lord Jesus Christ, we will see Larry again..I thank God that ‘in wrath He remembered mercy’ and saved Larry just a few days before he crossed over Jordan..He is not suffering any more..If I can help anyone during this time of grief, I am available..I loved Larry all of our lives..We were like brother and sister instead of cousins.. My love and prayers to all who loved Larry..In Christ’s service, Pat
Psalm 18:2
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My thoughts and prayers are with you Robin and Lawrence’s family. May you always remember the good memories.
Robin, just know we are all thinking of you (as well as Steve and Lawrence’s family). Try to remember all of the good times, and that you will see him again. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. God Bless
i would just like to say that larry was my half-brother and we met in 1996 when our dad, jack williams passsed away, so i didnt know him very well but i sure did hear alot of good things about him and it touched my heart so to hear that he gave his life to GOD on christmas eve! I thank GOD for placing robin & steve in his life. I would also like to mention that larry is survived by two half-sisters, myself and lamanda williams and also 4 more nephews & 2 nieces.