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Norma Lawrence
NORMA L. LAWRENCE
Cedar Rapids
Norma L. Lawrence, 94, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Tuesday at the chapel. Interment will follow in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Norma was born Oct. 26, 1922, in Fayette County, Iowa, the daughter of Allben and Maude (Patterson) Kimpston.
Norma is survived by a brother, Nathan (Betty) Kimpston, and two nieces, Janelle and Juanita Kimpston, all of Waterloo; and a stepdaughter, Karen Lawrence of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by two spouses, Charles Ealy and Ralph Lawrence; and a brother, Keith Kimpston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Church on Northland, 5200 Northland Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left to the Lawrence family by visiting www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
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