George was born on 11 April 1926 in
Memphis,, Shelby county,, Tennessee. He was the son of
George Roy Lawrence and
Belva Delores Donald. He married
Rosemary Stewart in
Kosciusko,, Attala county, Mississippi, on 5 June 1949. George died on 10 March 2001 at age 74. His body was interred on 13 March 2001 in
Goodman,, Holmes county,, Mississippi, in Hillcrest cemetery.
Roy was a United Methodist Minister. He served several pastorates through out the state and for 17 years he was the editor of the Mississippi United Methodist Advocate, the state wide church newspaper.