Obituary of Lawrence Ussery

Funeral services for Lawrence “Hap” Ussery, age 85, of Roanoke will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at 2:00 PM from Souls Harbor Church with Rev. Fred Flowers, Rev. Jamie Taylor and Rev. Ridley Herren officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Baptist Cemetery (Welch) with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Mr. Ussery will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services beginning on Sunday. Mr. Ussery passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. Survivors include his wife, Betty Thrower Ussery of Roanoke; one son, Tim Ussery (wife, Mollie) of Roanoke; two granddaughters, Megan Ussery and Kayla Halker Perry (husband, Bobby), both of Roanoke; one grandson, Greg Cochran (wife, Caitlin); one great-granddaughter, Ansley Cochran; one unborn great-grandson, Christopher Cochran; two sisters, Virginia Thompson of Decatur, GA, and Betty Jean Morgan (husband, Edward) of Opelika; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Willie Lyons, Romey Lyons, Matthew Daniel, Shane Adams, Steven Adams, and Brandon Thorton. A LaGrange, Georgia native, Mr. Ussery was born on June 30, 1930, the son of Dennis and Gussie Longshore Ussery. He was Baptist by faith and worked as a textile mill worker. Mr. Ussery was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis and Sis Ussery. Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to Betty Ussery.