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CPL Jack L. “Jackie” Lawson

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CPL Jack L. “Jackie” Lawson Veteran

Birth
Death
24 Mar 2019 (aged 71)
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Jack Lawson
January 3, 1948 - March 24, 2019

Jack Lawson, of Nixa, died March 24, 2019.

Jack grew up in both Joplin, Missouri and Wichita, Kansas.

He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1965 and proudly served his country for 13 months in Vietnam, beginning in 1966. He received a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained from a hand grenade, spending weeks in a USO hospital. He was honorably discharged in 1969 He went on to live an honorable life.

Jack married Beverly Seay in 1968. They divorced in 1984. He married Linda Kay Marsden in September 23, 1984. She preceded Jack in death in 2016.

Jack is survived by sons Ron Lawson, of Carthage, Missour, Jerry Lawson and Mark Lawson, both of Nixa, Missouri; sisters Connie Jewell, of Jacksboro, Tennessee, and Linda Shaw, of Arkansas; brother Larry Jewell, of Waco, Texas; and four grandchildren.

He will be laid to rest with military honors at noon on April 12, 2019 in Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri.
Jack Lawson
January 3, 1948 - March 24, 2019

Jack Lawson, of Nixa, died March 24, 2019.

Jack grew up in both Joplin, Missouri and Wichita, Kansas.

He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1965 and proudly served his country for 13 months in Vietnam, beginning in 1966. He received a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained from a hand grenade, spending weeks in a USO hospital. He was honorably discharged in 1969 He went on to live an honorable life.

Jack married Beverly Seay in 1968. They divorced in 1984. He married Linda Kay Marsden in September 23, 1984. She preceded Jack in death in 2016.

Jack is survived by sons Ron Lawson, of Carthage, Missour, Jerry Lawson and Mark Lawson, both of Nixa, Missouri; sisters Connie Jewell, of Jacksboro, Tennessee, and Linda Shaw, of Arkansas; brother Larry Jewell, of Waco, Texas; and four grandchildren.

He will be laid to rest with military honors at noon on April 12, 2019 in Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri.

Inscription

CPL USMC
VIETNAM

Gravesite Details

Shares marker with wife, Linda Kay (Marsden) Lawson.



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  • Created by: Teresa Richey
  • Added: Apr 7, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198176506/jack_l-lawson: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Jack L. “Jackie” Lawson (3 Jan 1948–24 Mar 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198176506, citing Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Teresa Richey (contributor 48920838).