Lee Roy Lawson, 85, of Ft. Oglethorpe, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 19, 2016 in a local health care facility.
Mr. Lawson was a member of Old Fort Baptist Church and had served as choir director for several churches in the area. He retired from Sears and served his country in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Germany, he met his loving wife. Mr. Lawson enjoyed woodworking and was an excellent artist. His parents, Roy Lawson & Ruby Queener, and brother, Kenneth Lawson, preceded him in death.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 63 years, Martha Lawson; daughters, Cindy (Ron) Parker and Shelia (Eddie) Caheely; grandchildren, Rachelle (Scott) Lea, Adam Caheely, & Hannah (Ethan) Simmons; great-grandchildren, Cannon & Cove Lea; sisters, Jean Powers & Nancy Cummings; several nieces & nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Rev. Bill Proctor officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Memorial Gardens.
To share expressions of sympathy, visit lane-southcrestchapel.com. A special thank you is extended to the staff at Life Care of Collegedale for their compassionate care.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 – 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.
Lee Roy Lawson, 85, of Ft. Oglethorpe, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 19, 2016 in a local health care facility.
Mr. Lawson was a member of Old Fort Baptist Church and had served as choir director for several churches in the area. He retired from Sears and served his country in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Germany, he met his loving wife. Mr. Lawson enjoyed woodworking and was an excellent artist. His parents, Roy Lawson & Ruby Queener, and brother, Kenneth Lawson, preceded him in death.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 63 years, Martha Lawson; daughters, Cindy (Ron) Parker and Shelia (Eddie) Caheely; grandchildren, Rachelle (Scott) Lea, Adam Caheely, & Hannah (Ethan) Simmons; great-grandchildren, Cannon & Cove Lea; sisters, Jean Powers & Nancy Cummings; several nieces & nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Rev. Bill Proctor officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Memorial Gardens.
To share expressions of sympathy, visit lane-southcrestchapel.com. A special thank you is extended to the staff at Life Care of Collegedale for their compassionate care.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 – 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.
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