RUFFIN – Master Sergeant Lawrence Edward Vincent, Jr., United States Army (Ret.), known by many as “Tickie”, age 86, entered into rest Tuesday morning, July 14, 2026, at his home in Ruffin.
Born April 24, 1940, in Ridgeview, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Lawrence Edward Vincent, Sr. and the late Nellie Camp Vincent. He served a long and dedicated career in the United States Army, having retired as a decorated Master Sergeant who honorably served in Infantry during the Vietnam Era. He also retired as a mail sorter from the United States Postal Service in Columbia, South Carolina. Following that, he made Ruffin his home. He enjoyed hunting as well as fishing and was an accomplished scuba diver. He cherished his Goldwing motorcycle and will also be remembered for his love of tending to aquariums and his admiration of Pomeranian dogs.
Surviving are: his wife of twenty -eight years, Mrs. Judith Lamb Vincent; a daughter, Pam Helton and her husband David of Elgin; a step-son, Anthony Rowe of Georgia; a grandson, Paul Helton and his wife Kim; and the mother of his children and former wife, Lucy Vincent Knotts. He was preceded in death by his son, Gary Carlisle Vincent.
The family has requested that memorials be directed in his memory to: Friends of Colleton County Animal Shelter, 33 Poor Farm Road, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.
Graveside funeral services with full military honors were held 11 o’clock Friday morning, July 17, 2026, from Glendale Memorial Cemetery, Walterboro.
Arrangements by: The Brice W. Herndon And Sons Funeral Homes And Crematory, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndon.com.
