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Capt Charles Lawrence Dawson

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Capt Charles Lawrence Dawson

Birth
Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
15 Jul 1958 (aged 31)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2956519, Longitude: -86.7250331
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Services for Capt. Charles L. Dawson, 31, former resident of Old Hickory, will be at the Goodlettsville Church of Christ tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
Willie Cato and John Garrett will officiate and burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Captain Dawson died of leukemia Tuesday in Walter Reed hospital, Washington. Since his illness, which began in February, his family had made their home in Aiken, SC. Captain Dawson was last stationed in Florence, Alabama as an advisor to the National Guard.
He was born in Old Hickory, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dawson. He attended Goodlettsville high school and then moved with his family to Sylacauga, Alabama where he graduated. In 1950, he married the former Phyllis Morton of Des Moines, Iowa.
Captain Dawson was a member of the Goodlettsville Church of Christ. He served overseas in both World War II and the Korean War.
The body will arrive in Nashville at 3:30 pm. today and will be taken to the Cole & Garrett Funeral home in Goodlettsville, remaining there until time for the funeral tomorrow.
Besides his widow and parents, Captain Dawson is survived by two daughters, Kathy Ann and Sandra and two sons, Charles L. Jr. and Bobby; two sisters, Mrs. H.H. Lovelady and Mrs. David Hayford and a brother, William D. Dawson.
Services for Capt. Charles L. Dawson, 31, former resident of Old Hickory, will be at the Goodlettsville Church of Christ tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
Willie Cato and John Garrett will officiate and burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Captain Dawson died of leukemia Tuesday in Walter Reed hospital, Washington. Since his illness, which began in February, his family had made their home in Aiken, SC. Captain Dawson was last stationed in Florence, Alabama as an advisor to the National Guard.
He was born in Old Hickory, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dawson. He attended Goodlettsville high school and then moved with his family to Sylacauga, Alabama where he graduated. In 1950, he married the former Phyllis Morton of Des Moines, Iowa.
Captain Dawson was a member of the Goodlettsville Church of Christ. He served overseas in both World War II and the Korean War.
The body will arrive in Nashville at 3:30 pm. today and will be taken to the Cole & Garrett Funeral home in Goodlettsville, remaining there until time for the funeral tomorrow.
Besides his widow and parents, Captain Dawson is survived by two daughters, Kathy Ann and Sandra and two sons, Charles L. Jr. and Bobby; two sisters, Mrs. H.H. Lovelady and Mrs. David Hayford and a brother, William D. Dawson.

Inscription

Charles L Dawson
Tennessee
Captain 70 Field Arty BN
World War II Korea AM
Aug 22 1926 July 15 1958



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  • Created by: Kathryn
  • Added: Jun 4, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70837418/charles_lawrence-dawson: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Charles Lawrence Dawson (22 Aug 1926–15 Jul 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70837418, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Kathryn (contributor 47377672).