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LAWSON, Edna Suiters

Source: Unknown newspaper - found in an old scrapbook of obituaries - 1968 written on article

Covington - Mrs. Edna May Lawson, 72, a native of Fountain County,died at 7 a.m. Sunday Nov 3 at her home on Perrysville Rt 1. She had been in failing health several years. Mrs. Lawson was born Nov 22, 1895 in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Suiters. She was married Dec 15, 1917 to Ivan V. Lawson who survives. She was a life resident of Fountain County and had resided on Perrysville Rt 1 for 23 years. Surviving in addition to the husband are: one son, Myron at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Hamm of Mooresville and Mrs. Maude Neely of Wheatfield; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home here. The Rev. James Downey, pastor of 1st Baptist Church, Covington officiated and burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Source: Taken from a collection of obituaries originally collected and owned by Fauniel Hershberger of Fountain County, Indiana, now housed by the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Typed by Debby Masterson.

Mrs. Edna May Lawson, 72, a resident of Perrysville Route 1 for 23 years, died at 7 a.m. yesterday (Nov. 3, 1938) at her home. She had been in failing health for several years. Born Nov. 22, 1895, in Millcreek Township, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Suiters. She was married, Dec. 15, 1917 to Ivan V. Lawson, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Myron at home, and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Hamm of Mooresville and Mrs. Maude Neely of Wheatfield. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Services will be a 1 p.m. EST Tuesday at the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in Covington. The Rev. James Downey will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home. Thanks to Debby M for this one :)

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