Suffolk City-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawson, Arthur A., 1980 

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Arthur A. Lawson 

  Arthur Ashby Lawson, 68, of 3533 Pruden Blvd. died Wednesday in Louise Obici 
Memorial Hospital. 

  A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., he was the husband of Mrs. Mary Taylor 
Lawson and son of the late George and Mrs. Tiney Owens Lawson.  He was a self-
employed nurseryman. 

  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, the Izaak Walton 
League, and Suffolk Golf Association.  He also was a member of Hiram Masonic 
Lodge 340, Portsmouth Scottish Rite Bodies, Khedive Shrine Temple of Norfolk, 
and Suffolk Shrine Club. 

  Other survivors include a daughter, Miss Linda Leigh Lawson of Richmond; a 
son, Ted R. Lawson of Windsor; a sister, Mrs. Ola Printup of Niagara Falls, 
N.Y.; a brother, Paul V. Lawson of Winston-Salem; and a grandchild. 

  A funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home 
by the Rev. B.J. Willett.  Burial with Masonic rites will be in Bethlehem 
Church Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to Shriners' Crippled 
Children's Hospital or Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad. 

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ARTHUR ASHBY LAWSON

   Suffolk - A funeral service for Arthur Ashby Lawson, 68, was held Friday at 
2:30 p.m. in Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home by the Rev. B.J. Willett.  Burial 
with Masonic rites was in Bethlehem Church Cemetery. 

   He died Wednesday in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. 

   A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., he was the husband of Mrs. Mary Taylor 
Lawson.  He was a self-employed nurseryman. 

   He was a member of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, the Izaak Walton 
League and Suffolk Golf Association.  He was also a member of Hiram Masonic 
Lodge 340, Portsmouth Scottish Rite Bodies, Khedive Shrine Temple of Norfolk 
and Suffolk Shrine Club. 

   Other survivors include a daughter, Miss Linda Leigh Lawson of Richmond; a 
son, Red R. Lawson of Windsor; a sister, Mrs. Ola Printup of Niagara Falls, 
N.Y.; a brother, Paul V. Lawson of Winston-Salem; and a grandchild. 

   Memorial donations may be made to Shriners' Crippled Children's Hospital or 
Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad. 


Arthur Ashby LAWSON, of Suffolk, self-employed nurseryman, 
b. 24 Nov 1911, Winston-Salem, NC, d. 19 Mar 1980, Suffolk, 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 21 Mar 1980, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 69, Thurs., Mar. 20, 1980, p. 2; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mon., Mar. 24, 1980, p. 10 

*Additional information: 

Bethlehem Christian list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Libby0716- is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #178504156. 

His in-laws, Arthur Raymond & Susie Jane (HARRIS) TAYLOR, 
   are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 80-010297 

His widow's obit appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot," Aug. 9, 1998, p. B-9. 

His parents are buried in Loves Methodist Church Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC. 

His first wife, Garline Rae (JOYCE LAWSON WALKER; Mrs. Norman Wesley Sr.) 
   COLE (1913 - 2006), is buried with her third husband in Sage Garden 
   Methodist Church Cemetery, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., NC. 


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