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MARRISON, Lawrence A.
12609 Wood Rd., Bath
Age 63, died Wednesday May 27, 1970 at a hospital in Ann Arbor. Mr. Marrison was a Lansing resident for the past 50
years coming from Charleviox and was owner of Larry's Second Hand Store, 1814 S. Washington Ave. Surviving are the wife,
Ina, two daughters, Mrs. William (Viola) WARNER, and Mrs. Robert (Virginia) NIKLAS, both of Lansing; six grandchildren; six
brothers, LaVerne, Myron, both of Fla., Floyd of Lansing, Forrest of Laingsburg, Roland and Clarence A. both of Shaftsburg;
five sisters, Mrs. Doris MOORE of Lansing, Mrs. Geneva LONG of Bath, Mrs. Lulu PIERCE of Lansing, Mrs. Ruby McNUTT of
Williamston, and Mrs. Hazel LABERTEAUX of Haslett. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Palmer-Bush Funeral
Home. The family will meet friends at the funeral home, 7 to 9 p.m. evenings.
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Written: "Thurs., May 28, 1970"
MARRISON Services Monday
Lawrence A. Marrison, 63, operator of Larry's Second Hand Store, 1814 S. Washington, for 26 years, died
Wednesday in University Hospital, Ann Arbor.
Mr. Marrison, who suffered from leukemia, gained a reputation in the Lansing area for civic accomplishment
and assistance to the needy. During his eight weeks of hospitalization, he received more than 700 cars and letters from
friends and well-wishers in the community.
Mr. Marrison often donated used furniture items to needy families and he took special pleasure in helping
young couples outfit their first apartment.
Members of his family said the second hand store will be sold. When Mr. Marrison recently became ill, the
store was closed for the first time in 26 years.
He was a Lansing resident for 50 years.
Surviving are his wife, Ina; two daughters, Mrs. William WARNER and Mrs. Robert NIKLAS, both of Lansing; six
grandchildren; six brothers, LaVerne and Myron, both of Florida, Floyd of Lansing, Forrest of Laingsburg, Roland and
Clarence A., both of Shaftsburg; five sisters, Mrs. Doris MOORE of Lansing, Mrs. Geneva LONG of Bath, Mrs. Lulu PIERCE of
Lansing, Mrs. Ruby McNUTT of Williamston, and Mrs. Hazel LABERTEAUX of Haslett.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the Palmer-Bush Funeral Home with burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
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