Columbia: Thomas Carl "Tommy" Lawrence, 83, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at National Health Care (NHC) in Columbia. Mr. Lawrence was born in Hamlet, N. C. on March 20, 1922, a son of the late Thomas C. Lawrence and Myrtle Yarborough Lawrence. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1940 and was employed by the CSX Railroad for 42 years. He attended Purdue University and Anacosta University while serving in the Navy in World War II. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Andrews for the past 53 years. Surviving are: his widow, Lou Eva Watson Lawrence of Columbia; two daughters, Lou Ellen Watson and her husband Ed and Elizabeth "Beth" Brabham and her husband Lamar, all of Columbia; and three grandchildren, Mary Beth Watson, Ellen Riley Watson, and Scott Manning Brabham. Funeral services will be at the graveside at Andrews Memorial Cemetery in Andrews at 11:00 am on Friday, May 27, 2005. Officiating will be Rev. Luther H. Rickenbaker, III. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Trinity United Methodist Church Family Life Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to: Trinity United Methodist Church, 205 S. Rosemary Ave., Andrews, S. C. 29510 Funeral Home: Andrews Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 409 S. Morgan Avenue Andrews, SC US 29510