Obituary: Cathy Lawrence

Cathy Lynn Lawrence, longtime ministry assistant with Texas Baptist Men, died Dec. 13 in Dallas. She was 71. She was born Aug. 24, 1950, in Dallas to Arnold William Dollgener and Hallie Marie Kirkland. She worked for Texas Baptist Men as a secretary and ministry assistant 15 years until her retirement. She was a lifelong member of Hickory Tree Baptist Church in Balch Springs. She enjoyed her retirement spending time with family, friends and her beloved pets. She was preceded in death by her first husband Alan Pace Smith, her late husband Robert Lawrence and seven siblings. She is survived by son Chris Smith and his wife Kim, son Shane Lawrence and his wife Kristin, and daughter Andrea Harrison and husband Taylor; five grandchildren; and brothers Robert Dollgener and James Dollgener.