His wife was Carrie HUNGATE d/o Hallie Hubert HUNGATE and Gwendolyn CLARK Hallie s/o Seymour HUNGATE and Sarah May ROBINSON Seymour s/o Christopher C. HUNGATE and Elizabeth BROOKS\ Christopher s/o Wm HUNGATE and Sarah COFFMAN Gwendolyn d/o Eddie CLARK and Nettie May HINES Eddie s/o Wm CLARK and Mary Ann GIBBS MARION - Lawrence Tripp, 80, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Lawrence was born April 11, 1929, in Stonefort, the son of Lawrence C. and Jeanette Dessie (Purnell) Adams. He married Carrie Hungate on June 9, 1951 in Piggott, Ark. and together they have shared more than 58 years of marriage. Lawrence retired from Veteran's Administration Medical Center after 38 years and then worked as a security guard for Marion Memorial Hospital for 10 years. He proudly answered the call to serve his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. From 1978 to 1979, he was Commander of VFW Post 1301, where he was a lifetime member. Lawrence was a 32nd degree Mason of Consistory of Belleville, a member of Marion Masonic Fellowship Lodge 89 AF and AM, Williamson County Shrine Club, Ainad Temple of East St. Louis, American Legion Post 147, Elks B.P.O.E. 800 and Parrish Park Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Connie Hope of Johnston City, Cathy McCree and husband, Paul, of Marion and Kimberly Lingle and husband, Kenny, of Herrin; 12 grandchildren, Bill Hope and wife, Cheryl, of Thompsonville, Cory Hope and wife, Shelly, of Johnston City, Julie Newell and husband, Sean, of Thompsonville, Jonathan McCree and wife, Amber, of Hartford, Ky., Quentin Lawrence McCree and wife, Austin, of Carterville, Whitney Brauner and husband, Nathan, of Marion, Joshua and wife, Jaime, of Carter-ville, Jacob Lingle and wife, Julie, of Herrin, Lindsey Lingle of Herrin, Ryan Cooper and wife, Sherry, of North Carolina, Kelli Bathon and husband, Jason, of North Carolina and Jodi Tobert and husband, Jarred, of Goreville; 16 great-grandchildren, Justine Hope, Marissa and Makenna Cooper, Kasi, Leah and Eliza Bathon, Kayla, Emma and Zoey Tolbert, Lillyanna and Eden Brauner, Brooklynn Hope, Caleb, Hope, Hallie and William Tyler Newell. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Kenneth Hill; daughter, LaDonna Cooper; and son-in-law, Bill Hope. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Don Colson officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with military rites presented by Marion's VFW Post 1301, American Legion Post 147 and National Guard Flag Detail Unit. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. conducted by Marion's Masonic Fellowship Lodge 89 AF and AM, followed by a walk-through by Williamson County Shrine Club. For those who prefer, memorials may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital. Envelopes will be available and accepted at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home, 800 North Market, P.O. Box 39, Marion, IL 62959. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from September 22 to September 24, 2009