Lawson - Goldie Smith
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Mrs. Goldie M. Lawson, 77 a resident of Perrysville for 29 years died at 8:45 p.m. yesterday, Sept 9, 1968 in a hospital at Logansport where she had been a patient for the past six months. Born October 9, 1890 in Parke County she was the daughter of William and Martha Durham Smith. She was married to Jesse C. Lawson on July 18, 1907. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1959. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Southard, Kingman; Mrs. Hester Boyd, Danville Rt 5; Mrs. Martha Trosper Perrysville, Rt 1. Also surviving are five sons; Dallas, Chrisman Rt 4; Carroll, Perrylsvile Rt 1, Oren, Covington Rt 1, James Lawson, Potomac Rt 2 and Joe Lawson, Perrysville. Other survivors include 18 grandchildren, 12 greats, one half brother, Willard keller, Montezuma and two half sisters, Mrs. Martha Knox, Perrysville and Mrs. Emma Lyons, Clinton. SHe was also preceded in death by one sister and two grandchildren. Mrs. Lawson was a member of the Perrysville United Methodist Church, the WSCS of that church; Royal Neighbors Lodge and Rebekah Lodge. She attended Harveysburg and Kinman schools. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home, Covington with the Rev. Donald rue officiating. Burial will be in Lower Mound Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, 12 Sep 1968, p. 10.
Mrs. Goldie M. Lawson, 77, a resident of Perrysville the last 29 years, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at a hospital in Logansport where she had been a patient six months. Mrs. Lawson was born Oct. 9, 1890, in Parke County, the daughter of William and Martha Durham Smith. She was married to Jesse C. Lawson, July 18, 1907, and he preceded her in death March 3, 1959. She attended the Harveysburg and Kingman schools and had been a resident of Fountain and Vermillion counties most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and its WSCS, Royal Neighbors and Rebekah Lodges, all of Perrysville. Surviving are five sons, Dallas of Rt. 4, Chrisman, Ill., Carroll of Rt. 1, Perrysville, Oren of Rt. 1 Covington, James of Rt. 2, Potomac, Ill., and Joe of Perrysville; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Southard of Kingman, Mrs. Hester Boyd of Rt. 5, Danville, Ill., and Mrs. Martha Trosper of Rt. 1 Perrysville; 18 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; one half-brother, Willard Keller of Montezuma; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Martha Knox of Perrysville and Mrs. Emma Lyons of Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one sister and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in Covington with Rev. Donald True officiating. Burial will be in Lower Mound Cemetery southwest of Covington. Friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening at the funeral home. --Typed by Debby Masterson.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, 12 Sep 1968, p. 10 (not sure if this or above are from the Crawfordsville Journal Review - one is and one is an unknown paper ?
Mrs. Goldie Lawson, 77, resident of this community [Perrysville] many years, died Monday. Mrs. Lawson had been hospitalized six months. A native of Parke County, she was born on Oct. 9, 1890 to William and Martha Durham Smith. She married Jesse Lawson on July 18, 1907. He preceded her in death March 3, 1959. She was reared in Kingman and lived there until her marriage. Surviving are five sons, Caroll and Joseph of Perrysville, Dallas of Chrisman, Ill., Oren of Covington and James of Potomac, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Southard of Kingman, Mrs. Hester Boyd of Danville, Ill., and Mrs. Martha Trosper of Perrysville; two half-sisters, Martha Knox of Perrysville and Emma Lyons of Clinton; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home at Covington. Burial in Lower Mound Cemetery near Covington. --Typed by Debby Masterson.