She was born July 22, 1927, at Bentonville, the daughter of Gilbert Thomas "Gib" and Dorothy Dean (Mayfield) Lawson.
She was a licensed practical nurse and worked as a home health caregiver.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lloyd Wolford in 1982; brothers, Julian Thomas Lawson and Charles Robert "Bob" Lawson; and sisters, Emma Jane (who died at age 3 years) and Vera Ethel Powell.
She is survived by daughters, Virginia Jean Stephenson and Ellen Kay Buchanan, both of Coos Bay, Oregon; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, her twin, Thelma Irene Smith, Shirley Holliday and Mabel Geraldine Scott; and brothers, Jack E. Lawson, William Henry "Bill" Lawson and James Lawson.
Buried in Elm Springs Cemetery in Elm Springs, Arkansas.
She was born July 22, 1927, at Bentonville, the daughter of Gilbert Thomas "Gib" and Dorothy Dean (Mayfield) Lawson.
She was a licensed practical nurse and worked as a home health caregiver.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lloyd Wolford in 1982; brothers, Julian Thomas Lawson and Charles Robert "Bob" Lawson; and sisters, Emma Jane (who died at age 3 years) and Vera Ethel Powell.
She is survived by daughters, Virginia Jean Stephenson and Ellen Kay Buchanan, both of Coos Bay, Oregon; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, her twin, Thelma Irene Smith, Shirley Holliday and Mabel Geraldine Scott; and brothers, Jack E. Lawson, William Henry "Bill" Lawson and James Lawson.
Buried in Elm Springs Cemetery in Elm Springs, Arkansas.
Family Members
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Rev Julian Thomas "Jude" Lawson
1919–2002
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Rev Jack E. Lawson
1921–2009
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Mabel Geraldine "Jerry" Lawson Scott
1923–2019
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Charles Robert "Bob" Lawson
1925–1984
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Thelma Irene Lawson Smith
1927–2011
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William Henry "Bill" Lawson
1929–2015
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Emma Jane Lawson
1931–1934
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Vera Ethel Lawson Powell
1934–1990
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Shirley Mae Lawson Holliday
1939–2021
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