Emanuel County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lawson, Melvin Manning February 19, 1954
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net August 26, 2011, 7:03 pm

The Swainsboro Forest-Blade 2-25-1954 Front Page
               Funeral Rites For Melvin Lawson Held Sunday
 Funeral services for Melvin M. Lawson, 38, were held at the First Baptist 
Church in Swainsboro Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm. Dr. C. L. Leopard, pastor 
officiated, assisted by the Rev. Rollie Riner and the Rev. Vernard Robertson. 
Burial was in the City Cemetery.
 Mr. Lawson died in a local hospital Friday February 18, as the result of 
injuries sustained when he was struck by an oncoming automobile while he was 
changing a tire on his car. The accident occured ten miles south of Swainsboro 
on Highway 1.
 The car which struck Mr. Lawson was driven by Elmer Hailey Woods, an employee 
of Swift and Company. According to Peyton L. Youmans, Emanuel County Sheriff, 
the accident occured sometime between 2 and 3 am Fenruary 18. He also said 
that Mr. Lawson was apparently standing near the rear of his car when he was 
struck.
 He is survived by his wife the former Rose Alice Riner, two sons, Hughie 
Gerald Lawson and James Danny Lawson, two daughters, Mary Alice Lawson and 
Linda Sue Lawson. In addition to his wife and children, he is also survived  
by his father George W. Lawson and three brothers, Cordie Lawson of Adrian, 
Eugene Lawson and Cleveland Lawson of Miami, Fla. His mother was the late Mrs. 
Hattie Hart Lawson.
 Mr. Lawson was a member of the First Baptist Church of Swainsboro and the 
Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church as well as a member of the Swainsboro 
Exchange Club.
 Pallbearers were R. J. Waller, Woodruff Key, Darwin L. Wommack, Hubert 
Durden, James Mason, and George L. Smith II.
 T. C. Hunnicutt and son of Swainsboro was in charge of arrangements.

Additional Comments:
Melvin was born 13 Nov 1915. Georgia death certificate #3012.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/emanuel/obits/l/lawson2248nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/

File size: 2.3 Kb