John Lewis Lawrence was born on May 29, 1943 to John Thomas Lawrence and Anna Mae Picard Lawrence in Rayne, Louisiana. He went to be with our Lord on August 26, 2020.

John graduated from Hammond High School in 1961. He joined the United States Air Force and received his honorable discharge in 1967. In 1979 he received his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.  He was a member of Delta Delta Pi Fraternity, American Chiropractic Association  and the Palmer Chiropractor Alumni . "Doc" was a successful businessman and owner of Lawrence Chiropractic Clinic.

He is survived by the love of his life for 33 years Edith Nell Green Lawrence, his daughter and her three children,  step-son Paul Murray and wife Colette and children Paul, Jr. ,  Elizabeth, Emily, and Erica; stepdaughter Paula Weeks, children Kimberly, Christopher and Cody; sister  Beverly Myers and sister Karen Chandler and husband Charlie; 8 great-grandchildren Zeyvion, Khaleyah, Nikyia, Jeramiah, Mikaela, Dakota, Zoey, and Emma, and many nieces and nephews.

His is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Tommy Eugene and step-mother Faye Q. Lawrence.

John enjoyed spending his time watching his favorite teams; the New Orleans Saints and LSU. He was shouting "Geaux Tigahs!!" before Coach O ever thought about it!"  He  loved fishing, reading western novels,  antique cars, and "tinkering in the garage".  He was a respected man and will be dearly missed, especially for his humor, and whit by all who loved him and those blessed by his friendship.

A celebration of life will be held at Aulds Funeral Home, Shreveport, LA  on Saturday, September 5, 2020. with visitation from 2pm-3pm and services following. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Dana Casey.   A private family interment will be held later at the Northwest Veteran Cemetery.

The family would like to thank Dr. Charles Knight, Dr.  Tonya Clayton and Dr. Melissa Lynn and the DCI  staff.  Edith would like to say thank you to all her sisters Mary and husband Bobby, Janice and husband Bill, Bonnie and husband Bobbie, Ruth and husband Jim, Kathy and Betty. A special thank you to our family, friends, and neighbors, especially Karen and Charlie Chandler,  for their love and support during this difficult time.