York County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawson, Sr., William Franklin December 3, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Faye Satterthwaite f.e.satterthwaite@cox.net December 13, 2007, 4:23 pm Daily Press, Newport News, VA, December 4, 2007 POQUOSON - William Franklin 'Will' Lawson Sr., 73, a native and lifelong resident of Poquoson, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Sentara CarePlex, Hampton. He was a graduate of Poquoson High School and Randolph Macon College. Will retired from N.A.S.A.-Langley Research after 23 years as a manager of Administrative Services. Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Maynard and Viola Huggett Lawson. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Jo-Anne Cross Lawson; four children, William Franklin Lawson Jr. and wife, Nancy, Leigh Lawson, Leslie Neal Diggs and husband, Kenneth Sr., and Lora Neal Widden; six grandchildren, Amanda Lawson, Rebecca Lawson, Benjamin Lawson, Kenneth Diggs Jr., Jay Diggs and Hayley Widden; a sister, Annette Lawson Forrest and husband, W. Asa; a brother, Donald Fay Lawson and wife, Sandra; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home by the Rev. Milford C. Rollins. And at other times the family will receive friends at the family residence. Interment will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Poquoson Lions Club - Eye Bank, 7 Roberts Landing, Poquoson, VA 23662. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/york/obits/l/lawsonsr10nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb