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Wade and Eloise Lawrence of Asheboro observed their 67th anniversary on July 14, 2010.
To celebrate, they attended a cookout held July 25 in their honor at the home of their daughter, Joyce Lawrence McDowell, in Greensboro.
They were married July 14, 1943, in Cheraw, S.C., by Magistrate JW Ratliff.
Wade Lawrence is the retired owner and operator of Wade’s City Auto Service in Asheboro.
He is the son of the late William Jesse and Catherine Virginia Sheppard Lawrence.
He attended Randleman High School and served with the 551st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the 3rd Army during World War II.
Eloise Lawrence is retired from Asheboro City Schools. She is the daughter of the late Clayton Harrison and Ella Nora Ingle Whitesell. She is a graduate of Randleman High School.
They have three children – Joyce L. McDowell of Greensboro, Don Lawrence of Mt. Holly and Vickie L. Renfrow of Wendell.
They have five grandchildren – Tonya McDowell Link of Alton, Va., Bobby McDowell of Greensboro, Christian Lawrence of Mt. Holly, Zach Lawrence of Mt. Holly and Anderson Renfrow of Wendell. They have five great-grandchildren – Madeline, Gillianne and Aleigha Link of Alton, Va., and Harrison and Celia McDowell of Greensboro.
The Lawrences are members of Calvary United Methodist Church.
