Mark Lawyer's Obituary
Mark Lawyer
Services for Mark Lawyer , 59, of Hallsville will be 10 AM Monday, July 31st at the Jay Valley Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Bright officiating. Mr. Lawyer will be taken to the Freese Funeral Home in St. Joseph, Illinois where memorial services and visitation will be held 6 to 8 PM Wednesday. Burial will be 10 AM Thursday, August 3rd at the Stearns Cemetery in Fithian, Illinois. He died Friday, August 28th at his residence.
He was born March 15, 1947 at Greenup, Illinois to Harold E. and Velma Lanman Lawyer. A resident of Hallsville since 1984, Mark was a member of the Jay Valley Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was employed as a diesel mechanic in the heavy machinery industry.
Mark was a devoted husband and father who loved being with his grandchildren and being outdoors. A favored pastime was tending to his cows and taking care of his John Deere Tractors and was a member of The East Texas Antique Tractor-Engine Association.
Mark is survived by his wife, Sue of Hallsville; daughter and son-in-law, Beth Lawyer and Derrick Todd of Hallsville; son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Pamela Lawyer of Hallsville, grandchildren; Matthew and Zachary Todd, Bryan, Brandon, and Katelyn Lawyer all of Hallsville; and a sister, Cheryl Lawyer of Illiopolis, Illlinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Marvin Lawyer, a sister, Clarann Morse and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don and Jean Maxwell.
Memorials may be made to the Jay Valley Baptist Church, 2397 Jay Drive, Longview, Texas 75605.
The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Rd. Sunday afternoon 2 to 4 PM
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