Rita Faye (Vinson) Lawrence

RITA FAY (VINSON) LAWRENCE, age 69 of Clanton, passed away on September 12, 2024 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, AL. She was born in Chilton County on December 12, 1954; the daughter of the late Alton E. Vinson and the late Lula Belle Spigner Vinson.

She was a former bookkeeper in the banking business. She was a devoted minister’s wife to her husband and a loving mother and nana. She was a seamstress who in earlier years sewed clothing for her children, and in later years found joy in crocheting baby blankets for those she loved. She will also be remembered fondly for her baking, as she was always known to bake a birthday cake for all of her grandchildren.

She is survived by: Husband, Rev. Mike Lawrence of Clanton; Daughter, Connie (Tim) Popwell of Clanton; Son, Terry (Rena) Lawrence of Clanton; Granddaughters: Erin Lawrence, Kenzley Lawrence, and Lindsey Popwell all of Clanton; Grandson, Brady Popwell of Clanton; Sister, Shirley Hicks of Maplesville; Nephew, Wesley (Melissa) Hicks of Maplesville; Niece, Angie (Scott) Payne of Maplesville; and Great Nephew, Pearson Payne of Maplesville.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00pm from Bethsalem Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Jones officiating.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Burial will follow in the Chilton Memorial Gardens in Clanton, AL.

Final care and arrangements entrusted to the Ellison Memorial Funeral Home of Clanton, AL.

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