Rex Lawyer

Sun Prairie - Rex Warner Lawyer, age 79, passed away on December 2, 2011 in his home while surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on January 1, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, MO, the son of Joe and Lora Lawyer.

On May 22, 1953, he married the love of his life, Alice Faye. Rex and Alice raised 7 children.

He was survived by his wife, Alice; his children, Mike (Nora) Loncar, Jim (Sherry) Lawyer, Roger (Julie) Lawyer, Paulette (Richard) Ellestad, Brenda Lawyer and Linda (Ted) Nellen; 17 grandchildren, Elsaisha (Pete) Charlton, Justin (Angie) Loncar, Seth Loncar, Joe Ellestad, Jeremy Lawyer, Greg Lawyer, Marc Lawyer, Christie (Gustavo) Morel, Steven Lawyer, Sara Lawyer, Chad Lawyer, Sheneeka Davidson, Duane (Jamie) Davidson, LeRoy Williams, Dannea Williams, Jessica (Jake) Geier and Megan Geier; 21 great grandchildren and one on the way, Skye Charlton, Rilee Charlton, Keelin Charlton,Gavin Loncar, Xade Larsen, Noelle Lawyer, Ceraya Morel, Mia Morel, Gustavo Morel, Marcelo Morel, Jakob Lawyer, Jocelyn Lawyer, Arianna Lawyer, Makaya Bauman, Travon Lawyer, Nevaeh Lawyer, Bently Lawyer, DyShaun McDaniel, DeAnthony McDaniel, DaVontay Bell and JoJo Lazo; and a brother, Jim Lawyer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Lora; a son, Lil' Gene in 1957, a brother, Richard, two grandsons, Scott Lawyer in 2009 and Daniel Davidson in 2003 and a great grandchild, Lavelle McDaniel in 2006.

Rex served his country in the U. S. Airforce for 7 years and later worked at Oscar Mayer for 27 years prior to his retirement in 1993. After Rex and Alice retired, the spent many years living at Riverbend Resort in Watertown, WI, where they made precious friendships with many great people.

Rex enjoyed spending time with his grand kids. He always took them on golf cart rides, fishing and to the candy store.

In July of 2008, Rex and Alice settled in Sun Prairie at the Liberty Square Senior apartments, where they are surrounded by lots of great friends.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at HospiceCare for the care they gave to Rex.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family in Rex's memory.

Funeral services will be held at the Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie WI on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM. A visitation will also be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and also on Thursday from 10:30 AM until the time of service. Burial will conclude at Highland Memory Gardens.