Lawrence "Wayne" Lutz, 79, of Manitou, Ky. passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday January 29, 2011 at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville, Ky.

He was born on November 14, 1931 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Lana Brunette Jones Lutz and Lawrence Wallace Lutz. He is a born again christian and served proudly as a deacon at Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Nebo, Ky. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired coal miner with Island Creek Coal Company and was a member of United Mine Workers of America.

In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother, Darrel Lutz and a step-mother, Juliettia Lutz.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Charlotte Lutz; a daughter, Charlene Nevitt of Manitou; a son, Michael Lutz; a grandson, Craig Lawrence Nevitt; a granddaughter, Kylie Alaine Nevitt; a sister, Jane Jones of Hanson; a step-brother, Tommy Hinkle of Madisonville; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday February 2, 2011 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Terry Rhye officiating. Burial will be in Nebo Cemetery in Nebo.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m until the funeral hour Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home.