Lawrence Thomas Sewell

He was born to the late Glenn Sewell and Evelyn McGill on November 19th, 1936 in Memphis, TN. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his 2 sisters; and 1 brother.

Lawrence is survived by his wife of 35 years, Pamela Sewell; his children, Mike Sewell (Karlaa), Lori Roach (Rusty), Diane Wyatt (Mike), Beth Evans (Tony), Shane Talley, Jackie Patton (Shawn); 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren.

After graduating from Tech High School in 1955, Larry worked at Austin Hennon Brindery for 18 years. In 1974 he established his own business, G&L Bindery. Larry added a second business in 1992, Sewell's Tab Services.

Larry was a hard working man, but was also devoted to his family. He was a loving, caring, generous man. Larry would do anything for anyone. Larry loved vacationing with his family which included boating, fishing, and swimming. He also loved music, dancing, old movies, Crown royal and his pipe.

Family will receive friends from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Sunday, September 6th at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd, Bartlett, TN. A celebration of life will follow at 2:00pm.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.