Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawless, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick "Betsy" November 21, 2004
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Virginian-Pilot  November 26, 2004
NORFOLK - Elizabeth “Betsy” Kirkpatrick Lawless, beloved wife, mother, grandmother 
and friend, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, after a short illness. She passed away 
quietly in her Norfolk home on Washington Park surrounded by her family.
Betsy was preceded in death by her parents, Lt. James Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth 
Hemingway Kirkpatrick Hinman, and stepfather, Gen. Dale D. Hinman. She is survived 
by her husband of 50 years, John H. Lawless; brother, James Kirkpatrick and wife 
Olive; children, John H. Lawless Jr. and fiancee Kim Newman, Kathy Lawless and 
husband Jamie Lowe, Thomas K. Lawless, Mary Gregory and husband Chris, Dorothy 
Edwards and husband Mark; cousins, William Hemingway and wife Stephanie, Peyton 
Wilder and husband Gene; eight grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and a great 
many nieces and nephews. Betsy’s kind and generous nature won her scores of 
devoted friends who join the family in mourning her passing.
Betsy was born in Norfolk in 1929, and attended Maury High School and Whittier 
High School. She graduated from Whittier College and taught for more than 20 years 
in the Norfolk city schools, including many years at the Coronado School and the 
Madison Career Center. She served for more than 20 years as a Girl Scout leader, 
was a lifetime member of the Irene Leach Society and a member of the Fortnightly 
Study Club.
Her home was filled with the laughter of friends and family and is well remembered 
as a welcome haven for her children, grandchildren and their many friends.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated by Fathers Daniel Klem and John Dorgan at 
Sacred Heart Church Monday at 10 a.m. with arrangements by the Norfolk Chapel of 
H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. A Christian wake will be held at the funeral home Sunday at 7 p.m.

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