Joseph A. Lawrence Sr., 79, formerly of 138 S. Main St., died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999, in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 7, 1919, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John and Minerva Flory Lawrence. He attended Milton S. Hershey School, Hershey.

Mr. Lawrence was a mover with T.M. Zimmerman Moving Co., formerly of Chambersburg. Later, he worked for 10 years at the former H.J. Heinz Co. plant in Chambersburg, retiring because of ill health. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Burt J. Asper Post 46 American Legion. Louise L. Funk Lawrence, his wife, died on Nov. 24, 1992.

Surviving are a daughter and a son, Ann (Mrs. Dennis) Foreman and Joseph A. Jr., both of Chambersburg; two granddaughters, Christine S. Foreman and Jennifer L. Foreman, both of Chambersburg; and a grandson, Adam J. of Chambersburg. Two brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA Public Opinion Newspaper, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, February 2, 1999