LAURENCE H. SLACK

MOUNT VERNON, Ill.- A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, at Hughey Funeral Home for Laurence H. Slack, 70, Mount Vernon, who died at 6:46 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his residence in Mount Vernon. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11 a.m., with Jason Newell officiating. Memorials can be made to Grace Community Church.

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Survivors include his wife, Sandra (Martin) Slack; children, Larry Slack, Freeport, Texas, Kim (Slack) Barker, Paris, Texas, Eric Slack, Danville, Ind. and Carol (Martin) Hewitt, Galloway, NJ.; a brother, Ken Slack, Stillwater, NJ.; a sister, Donna (Slack) Auter, Lafayette, NJ.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Slack and Helen (Kemmerer) Slack.

Mr. Slack was born May 10, 1948, in Newton, NJ., to Kenneth Slack and Helen Kemmerer. He married Sandra Martin on Nov. 11, 1988, in Andover, NH. They were blessed with nearly 31 years of marriage before he preceded her in death.

After working more than 40 years, he retired from SCI Box, formerly B & N container. He also attended Grace Community Church in Mount Vernon.