Ray Thomas Lawing

Ray Thomas Lawing, 81, of Asheville, died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Aston Park Health Care Center. Mr. Lawing was born in Belmont and was a son of the late Arthur E. and Gertrude Smith Lawing. He was also preceded in death by two sisters Mae L. Smith and Donnie L. Deal and two brothers Kenneth Lawing and Junior Lawing. He was an Army veteran and was a member of Newbridge Baptist Church. With his wife, he was the o-owner and operator for 55 years of Winner’s Salon of Beauty. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary February 26, 2005. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Case Lawing; a sister, Ruth Heffner of Belmont; and three brothers, Pink Lawing and his wife Flo of Belmont, Bob Lawing and his wife Rose of Gastonia and Johnny Lawing of Gastonia; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Clark Henderson and Joseph Lawing officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Nephews will be pallbearers. His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service and request that memorials be made to Newbridge Baptist Church, 199 Elkwood Road, Asheville, NC 28804, or the the Alzheimer’s Association, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801-2644.