Mary Elizabeth (Richards) Lawrence, 84, of Franklin Street, Wrentham, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Norwood Hospital. She was the wife of Lynwood R. Lawrence to whom she was married on August 12, 1960 in Newton, Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 23, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Roy and Bertha P. (Andrews) Richards. She was a graduate of Mt. Alvernia Academy in Chestnut Hill and later attended art school. Mrs. Lawrence was primarily a homemaker and had done some work in earlier years in factories in the greater Attleboro area. She was a thirty year Wrentham resident having previously resided in Attleboro. In addition to her husband, she leaves her sister: Barbara A. Richards of Quincy and a brother: Roy C. Richards of Quincy. Visitation has been respectfully omitted. A private graveside service for the immediate family only will be held at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury. For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit
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. Arrangements under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. (508) 695-0200.