BRADENTON, Fla. – Elaine Mary Lawrence, of Bradenton, FL, and Benton, ME, age 83, passed away after a long time battling with dementia and has been released from her broken body and mind and is alive and free from this debilitating disease. She is now peacefully resting in the precious arms of Jesus. What a glorious thought!

She was born July 30th, 1939. She married William James Lawrence, her soulmate, the love of her life for 65 years.

Elaine was a cosmetologist. She owned her own hair salon for many years. She helped beautify her family and friends. Also loved to sing and dance and was the life of the party.

Now she is dancing and singing on streets of gold.

She especially enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and making needle point afghan blankets for her children and grandchildren. Her hands were rarely still. She sewed each stitch with much love.

Elaine was predeceased by her beautiful mother, Cecile Martin; her father, Alcide Martin; her sister Doris Keegan; and her granddaughter, Tatyana Mary Gable.

She is survived by her beloved husband, William Lawrence; her son, Guy Lawrence, and his wife Kelly; her daughter, Tammi Gable and her husband, Pete; her sisters, Gail Cress and Janice Denis; her brothers, Nathan and Erwin Martin; her grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and devoted friend. She will be greatly missed by all.

A celebration of Elaine’s life will be held at the Second Baptist Church on Water Street in Waterville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, followed by a graveside burial service at the Falls Cemetery in Benton.

All family and friends are welcome.

The family would prefer that any donations be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001

Arrangements are in the care of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St., Fairfield where memories may be shared, and an online register book signed by visiting www.lawrybrothers.com.