Robert Lee Lawson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Robert Lee Lawson, Sr., of Hiram Road, entered into rest March 29, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Beulah Grove Baptist Church with Dr. Sam Davis officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Garden. Mr. Lawson, a native of Burke Co., Ga., was a member of the Beulah Grove Baptist Church. He was a retired employee of Babcock and Wilcox after 41 years of service and a volunteer for the CSRA EOA, Inc. Survivors are seven sons, Robert (Doris) Lawson, Jr., Union, S.C., Charles E. (Mary) Lawson, Sr., John (Annie Bell) Lawson, Sr., Roy (Eunriadean) Lawson, Henry Mack Lawson, Marion (Laura) Lawson, Ray (Patricia) Lawson, all of Augusta; three daughters, Annie (Wade, Sr.) Carthen, Jeanette (Jerry, Sr.) Harper, Cathy (Marion, Sr.) Beasley; two sisters, Bessie Tanksley, Freddie Mae Lawson, Augusta; two sisters-in-law, Sadie Lawson, Everlean Benefield, all of Augusta; one godson, Michael Holt of Germany; thirty-two grandchildren, eighty-three great-grandchildren, forty-six great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Beulah Grove Baptist Church Building Fund and the B.I. Vernon Young Adult Choir, 1434 Popular St., Augusta, GA. The family will receive friends this evening 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-April 4, 2008