George Albert Lavender, born August 8, 1930 in Houston, Texas entered into eternal rest on June 5, 2015. George attended Reagan High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He loved to fish, go hunting, and camping as well as and restoring old cars. He is preceded in death by his parents: Charlie and Nina Lavender; one sister and two brothers. George will be greatly missed by his friend and love of his life, wife of almost 62 years, Betty Lavender; daughters, Karen Lavender Holak, Susan K. Lavender Scerra; grandchildren, Lauren Holak, Matthew Holak, Izzie Scerra; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Brookside Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Brookside Funeral Home Family Chapel with interment to follow in Brookside Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project.
