Elsie "Eileen" McCleerey Dawson, 90, of Sioux City passed away Monday, May 3, 2010, at a Sioux City care center. Services were held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. John Pehrson officiating. Graveside services were held in the Correctionville City Cemetery under direction of the Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Eileen was born May 16, 1919, in Correctionville, Iowa, the daughter of Alex H. and Elsie J. (Bower) Fullerton. She was active in the school music program and graduated from Correctionville High School with the Class of 1938. She married Wilbur "Bill" McCleerey on March 5, 1941, in Sioux City. To this union one daughter, Beverly, was born. The couple lived in Correctionville, Washta, and Quimby, Iowa, then moved to Paullina, Iowa, in 1952 where she was employed at the Paullina Dry Cleaners, Lange's Cafe and as a cook at the Paullina Nursing Home. She later was employed as a cook at a nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa. Her husband, Bill, died May 11, 1970, in Paullina. She then married Melvin Dawson on July 10, 1992, in Lawton, Iowa. They made their home in Sioux City. Melvin died February 5, 2002, in Sioux City. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux City. She enjoyed keeping in touch with her pen pals, doing things for others and writing poetry. Survivors include her daughter, Beverly "Bev" and her husband, Robert "Bob" Jipp of St. Charles, Missouri; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister, Naomi (Mrs.John) Wansink; a sister-in-law, Claudia (Mrs. Gene) Schulke; and her extended family, Melvin's children, Ron (Jace) Dawson, Doug Dawson, Connie (Don) Fowler and Diana Gard. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; four brothers, Bert, Roy, Clarence and Earl Fullerton; and two sisters, an infant sister and Grace Schulke.