Juanita Lawrence Thompson

Juanita Lawrence Thompson passed away on January 9, 2025, in Altamonte Springs, Florida. She was born December 11, 1932, in Dobson, NC, to the late Henry Clay Lawrence III and Mae Smith Lawrence. 

Mrs. Thompson married James R. Thompson in 1952 and moved to Fairfax VA. They had five children. In 1977, they moved to Longwood, Florida where Mrs. Thompson was a nurse tech at Winter Park Hospital. 

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, and daughter, Shirley Kay Thompson. Surviving are her children, James Thompson of Jacksonville, NC, Thomas Thompson of Culpeper, VA, Betty Lou Thompson of Greensboro, NC and Fred Thompson of Lake Mary, Florida; five grandchildren; Tommy Thompson of Culpeper, VA, David Thompson of Boyce, VA, Shirley Manwarren of Stafford, VA, Jennifer Self of Richlands, NC, and Glenn Blanton of Hubert, NC, and Alice Schrader, an Honorary grandchild of Dallas, TX; two sisters, Betty Adams of Elkin, NC and Dorothy Bowman of Dobson, NC; and one brother, Gray Lawrence of Mount Airy, NC. 

Visitation will be on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 11:00 am at Moody-Davis Funeral Home with the funeral immediately following in the chapel. Burial will take place in the New Hope Baptist Church cemetery. Moody-Davis Funeral Service in Dobson, NC is serving the Thompson family.