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Ted Eugene Lawings, 67, of Massanutten, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. He was born in Rock Hill, S.C., on June 3, 1942, to the late Earl and Dorothy Brazzell Lawings.
Mr. Lawings attended Rock Hill High School, the University of North Carolina Charlotte and The Ohio State University. He managed various grocery stores in South Carolina, Ohio and eventually in Virginia, where he retired from the Food Lion Corporation. He, along with his wife, owned and operated Lawings IGA in Elkton and Raleigh, N.C., for several years. Ted was an avid golf player and he enjoyed riding motorcycles and watching sporting events.
On July 9, 1960, he married Carol Jean Gaynor, who survives. He is also survived by sons, William E. "Billy" Lawings and wife, Kim, of Harrisonburg and Jeffrey E. Lawings and wife, Deanna, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; three grandchildren, Cory A. Lawings and wife, Stacey, Caity N. Lawings and Cassi M. Lawings; two stepgrandchildren, Emily Bores and Matthew Bores; sisters-in-law, Pansy Gaynor of Columbia, S.C., Bernice Mackey and husband, Howard, of Blackstock, S.C., Janet Scruggs of Madison, Ala., and Lorraine Gaynor, of Rock Hill, S.C.; and two close friends, Bob Dailey and Charles Grefe.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Peoples Baptist Church in Penn Laird with Pastor Richard Forsythe officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1920-H Medical Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.kygers.com.
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