Powell Lawson, Jr.

1921 - 1982  (60 years)

• Name	Powell Lawson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	21 May 1921	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Died	30 Mar 1982	Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Powell Lawson Jr., 60, of the Road Ridge Section of Raven, died Tuesday morning, March 30, in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. Born in Tazewell County, he was a son of the late Powell and Maggie Short Lawson. He was a retired miner and was preceded in death by one son, Stevie Lawson in 1969. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Clara Helbert Lawson; four daughters, Mrs. Johnny (Linda) Shelton, Mrs. Thommy (Judy) Brown, both of Raven, Mrs. Howard (Tina) Mullins of Tazewell and Kathy Lawson of the home; five sons, Bill, Jim, Dayne, Earnest Lawson, all of Raven and Denney Lawson of Doran; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson of Raven; one brother, Herman Lawson of Raven; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Friday, April 2, at 2 pm at the Road Ridge Assembly of God Church with Rev. James Salyers and Rev. Ed Short officiating. Burial followed in the Lawson Family Cemetery at Raven. Friends served as pallbearers. Tazewell County Funeral Home in Cedar Bluff was in charge of the arrangements.
  Age	60 years
  Buried	2 Apr 1982	Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Siblings	5 siblings
  + 1. Herman Lawson           b. 15 Apr 1909, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 25 Jun 2000, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 91 years)   2. Alonzo Lawson           b. 08 Sep 1914, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 23 Dec 1974, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 60 years)   3. Mervin Lawson           b. 17 Dec 1917, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 01 Aug 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 3 years) + 4. Marvin Lawson           b. 1919, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 05 Dec 1978, Annapolis, Maryland  (Age 59 years)   5. Dorothy Irene Lawson           b. 09 Sep 1923, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 November 2000, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
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  Person ID	P2717	Burress
  Last Modified	31 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Powell Henderson Lawson           b. 15 Jun 1880, Stokes County, North Carolina           d. 1949, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Short           b. Jan 1882, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 5 Jun 1955, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1899	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Clara Leala Helbert           b. 29 Jun 1924, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 30 Sep 1999, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1942	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Powell Lawson and Clara Helbert Marriage Record
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 May 1921 - Tazewell County, Virginia Married - 27 Jul 1942 - Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 30 Mar 1982 - Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia Buried - 2 Apr 1982 - Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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