Lawrence entered eternal rest Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea.  He was 71 years of age.  Born in Chelsea, he is the son of the late Cornelius A. and Ella F. (McRae) Murphy.  After high school Lawrence enlisted into the US Marine Corps on August 28, 1967.  CPL Murphy was honorably discharged on September 10, 1971, receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and the Combat Action Ribbon.    Lawrence was a retired laborer for a retail tire business.  He resided at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home for the last 32 years.  He will be missed by his friends and the staff at the Soldiers' Home.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel Chapel at Chelsea Soldiers' Home, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:00 A.M.  Services will conclude with Military Honors in the Courtyard.  Interment will then follow at the Soldiers' Home Lot in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.