Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Big Flats, Wisconsin. Rev. Karyn D. Bodenschatz will officiate. Interment will be at the Mt. Repose Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin.

Visitation will be at Roseberry's Funeral Home on Friday, December 12^th, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Lawrence was born November 10, 1920 in Friendship, Wisconsin to George Willard and Mary Ellen (Madsen) Billings. He attended the Cottonville Grade School and graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1939. He enjoyed playing football, and was in his senior class play. Lawrence attended Agriculture Short Course at the University of Wisconsin, Madison following high school. He married Wilma Ferne Kurth on June 5, 1948 in White Creek Congregational Church. Lawrence was the 3^rd generation dairy farmer on the family farm and raised registered Holsteins. He also worked at the Nekoosa Paper Mill for twenty years until his retirement. Lawrence and Wilma built a new home the year of his retirement, replacing the original Cotton house.

Throughout his entire life, Lawrence loved the outdoors. He had a passion for trapping, hunting, and fishing, enjoying fishing in Canada for many years. Lawrence was an avid reader and loved to travel. He and Wilma took several trips after his retirement, including trips to Alaska and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to see polar bears.

Lawrence was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, where he was very involved in building the fellowship hall addition.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Zion Lutheran Church of Big Flats or the American Cancer Society.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents, George Willard and Mary Ellen Billings; sister, Marian Lueders; brother, Norman Billings; and sister, Hannah Mallon.

Survivors:

Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.