Barbara Lawson

Mrs. Barbara Lawson, age 84, of South Fulton passed away Sept. 21, 2023, at her residence in South Fulton.

She was born in Fulton County, Ky., on April 10, 1939, to the late C.A. Turner and Mae Yates Turner.

She was a member of the Union Church and was a former Welcome Wagon Hostess. She was also a homemaker and lived all her life in this area.

Barbara is survived by her husband, Tommy Lawson, whom she married in 1957; a daughter, Kym Coley of Martin; a son, Tommy Lawson Jr. of Fulton; four grandchildren, Ethan (Mary) Lawson of Union City, Dakota (Danielle) Coley of Springville and Landon (Carmen) Coley and Sierra Coley, both of Martin; seven great-grandchildren, Ayden Bevis, Noah Bevis, Stevie Grace Lawson, Avery Lawson and John Tyler Richards, all of Union City, Emma Gumm of Springville and Andi Grace Coley of Martin; a brother, James (Kathy) Turner of Fulton; and a sister, Scarlet Bennett of Fulton.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Tommy Bennett; a granddaughter, Alexandera Bevis; and a son-in-law, Craig Coley.

Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial following in the Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the hour of services.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 41817, Memphis, TN 38174.

Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.

Published in The Messenger 9.27.23