Lawrence J. Housand (“Pop Pop”), age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2022. He was born on March 11, 1935 in Loris, South Carolina to William Lester Housand and Anna Rebecca Grainger Housand. He met and married Kathlyn (Kay) Lambourne while stationed in England in August of 1957.
He is survived by his wife Kay Housand, daughter Laurie Small (Darryl), two grandchildren Korey Cox (Kim) and Kaley Ferguson (Andrew), and seven great grandchildren. Also survived by daughter Jenny Gosling and her family, and his sister Marie Locklair and brother C. Howard Housand, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers W.L. Housand and Donald J. Housand.
During his twenty-seven years in the U.S. Air Force, he was stationed in so many beautiful places and served in the Vietnam War. Upon retiring in 1981, he made Waxahachie, Texas his home.
Graveside service will be on March 31, 2022 at 11:00AM at the DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
Arrangements are under the direction of Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Funeral Home, 511 West Main Street, Waxahachie, Texas.