PORTSMOUTH—Lawrence  Edward Outten passed away on August 11, 2025.
Mr. Outten was born in Eastville, VA. on September 24, 1937. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Malone Outten, his parents Kenneth T. and Ruth Schuman Outten and his brother Kenneth T. Outten, Jr.

An alumnus of Virginia Wesleyan College, 1970, and Old Dominion University, 1985, Mr. Outten was a retired educator for Portsmouth Public Schools.  He was also the SAT Supervisor for ETS for over 50 yrs. He was a longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as Treasurer, Vestryman, Warden, choir member and lay eucharistic minister.

Survivors include a son, John Tyler Outten and his wife Kimberly Sledge Outten; four grandchildren, Ashleigh Nichole Outten (Hunter Henson), Hannah Marie Gosey, Matthew Tyler Outten (Joseph Coppley), and Cassidy Hope Gosey; great-granddaughters, Aubrie Lynn Fulgham, Parker Mae Fulgham; great-grandsons Paxton Massey Henson, Grady Monroe Henson and another great-grandson on the way; a sister, Judith Anne Johnson and her partner Karen M. Hager; and several nephews and nieces.

A memorial service will be conducted at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church 3300 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, VA on August 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM by The Reverend Eileen Walsh. A private service with the family will be held at a later date for interment of the cremains of Lawrence and his wife Patricia at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in the family name to the Endowment Fund for St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, VA. Condolences may be registered at registered at BWFosterFuneralHome.com.