Mary Evelyn Lawrence Obituary

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Mary Evelyn Lawrence of Malvern, Arkansas, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Mary left this world on September 6, 2025 at the age of 95, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Evelyn Lawrence to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John Henry and Myrtle Caroline Whitley White; her former husband Bud Neeper; her parents-in-law, Oscar and Lettie Neeper; her close friend Norma Dee White; her siblings-in-law, Maxine Bland, Mack, Pauline Treadwell and Helen Hooker; her sibling's children, Tom Bland and Susan White Bayless; her stepson William Homer Lawrence II; her siblings-in-law, Raymond and Betty Lawrence; and her nephew Doug.

She is survived by: her husband Dr. William Homer Lawrence; her children, John Stephen Neeper, Sr. (Steve) of Malvern, Mary Jane Neeper Jones (Robert) of Louann and Paul Lee Neeper (Buck) of Malvern; her great grandchildren, Jack, Ben Jones of Camden, Addison Jones of Dallas, Devyn Wooten, Marshall, Ivy Jean Neeper, Averlee, Mattox Neeper and Ava Grace Neeper; her sibling's children, Johnny White and Lisa White Cunningham (Paul) of Malvern; and her stepchildren, Karyn Lynn Lawrence of Germantown, Tennessee, Thomas Bennett Elbourn Lawrence (Janet Faye Partridge) of Memphis, Tennessee and Stephanie Iva Lawrence Thrasher (Barre Blair Thrasher) of Collierville, Tennessee.. She is also survived by step-grandchildren.

At ages 90 and 92, they only stopped then because COVID temporarily halted volunteer deliveries for the Senior Center.