Elijah Lawson Jr. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

16 Aug 2004 

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August 12. 2004 12:00AM also 13 Aug 2004
Elijah Lawson Jr.

Elijah Brother "Kye" Lawson Jr., 84, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident 
of Houma, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home and from 8 
a.m. to funeral time Saturday at New St. Matthews Baptist Church. Funeral 
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in Crescent Farm 
Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia W. Lawson; eight sons, Sherman Lawson and 
wife, Bertha Helen, Robert Lawson and wife, Shirley, Isiah Lawson and wife, 
Jermon, Zilton Lawson and wife, Andrea, Kevin Johnson and wife, Leslie, Thomas 
Joseph and wife, Barbara, and Jerome and John Scott; seven daughters, Betty 
McGuire and husband, Claud, Patronella Lawson and husband, Alton, Shelvin 
Lawson, Vickie Lawson, Regina Harris and husband, Darrin, Monique Williams and 
Nicole Matthews and husband, Anthony; two brothers, Eugene McGuire and wife, 
Leola, and Jimmy Lawson; 62 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 13 
great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evaline Lawson; his parents, Elisha 
Lawson and Olivia McGuire; three sons, Elisha III, Clarence and Earl Lawson; 
and one daughter, Edna Lawson.

He was a machine operator for Terrebonne Consolidated Government and was a 
member of New St. Matthews Baptist Church.