Joseph Dale Lawrence
Perryopolis
Joseph Dale Lawrence, 85, of Perryopolis, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026, in Penn Highlands – Mon Valley, Monongahela. Born September 3, 1941, in Shelbyville, Ky., he was the son of the late Jospeh W. and Margaret J. Gill Lawrence.
A resident of Perryopolis for 30 years, Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Perryopolis First Christian Church and Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, Eighty Four.
Joseph was a retired loan officer for several banks and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a Kentucky colonel, enjoyed boating, motorcycles and antique cars.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Lou Devore Lawrence, to whom he was married 64 years; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mark Hegyes of Perryopolis; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Nancy Lawrence of Perryopolis; four grandchildren, Megan and Dustin Leonard, Aaron Hegyes, Joseph Dillon Lawrence, Hailey Marie Lawrence; great- grandchildren, Griffyn Leonard and Aria Leonard; and a brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Laurie Lawrence of Shelbyville.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 10, from 11 a.m. until the time of funeral services at 1:30 p.m., with Pastor Douglas Schoaff of Perryopolis First Christian Church officiating in the Parzynski Funeral Home & Cremations LLC, Family Owned and Operated, 191 Liberty Street, Perryopolis, 724-736-2515. Private family interment will take place in Pigeon Creek Cemetery, Eighty Four.
Condolences for the family accepted at www.parzynskifuneralhome.com