He was born in Henderson County, the son of the late Uther and Ophelia Johnson Climer. He attended schools in Chester County. Lawrence was employed at the Chester Farmer’s Co-op for 38 years before retiring. He had moved to Huntingdon and was a patient at the Huntingdon Health and Rehab Nursing Home. He attended the Primitive Baptist Church.He is survived by a sister, Susie Crowell and her husband Royce of Phil Campbell, AL.He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis Climer and Jerry Wayne Climer.