Stearl J Lawson

1930 - 2019  (89 years)

• Name	Stearl J Lawson
  Birth	16 Nov 1930	Claiborne Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Nov 2019	Wayne Co, IN
  	Stearl J. Lawson, 89, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Reid Health. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Claiborne County, Tennessee to Walter and Margarette Jane Thomas Lawson. He married the former Mary Helen Samples on July 21, 1951. They were blessed with three children and 51 years of marriage before her death on November 21, 2002. Stearl worked in the coal mines and the textile industry before moving to Richmond in the early 1960s. He worked for many years in auto repair for Wells Pontiac before taking a job at JM Hutton & Son, from where he retired. Stearl enjoyed fishing, bowling and coon hunting. Stearl will be missed by his daughters, Ann Palmer; Abby Harris & her husband, Paul; son, Larry Lawson & his wife, Carolyn; 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces & nephews. Stearl was preceded in death by his parents, wife and 3 brothers. Pastor David McQueen will conduct a funeral ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at the Smith-McQuiston & Webster Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Goshen Cemetery. Family & friends may gather from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 30 at the funeral home. Published in The Palladium-Item from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, 2019
  Burial	Wayne Co, IN
  	FindAGrave Memorial 205049426
  Person ID	I3220	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Walter Lawson,   b. 9 Aug 1907, TN d. 21 Sep 1973, Bell Co, KY (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane Thomas,   b. 1 Jun 1908, Claiborne Co, TN d. 27 Sep 1997, Hamblen Co, TN (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary H Samples,   b. 17 Sep 1932, Bell Co, KY d. 21 Sep 2002, Wayne Co, IN (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1951	Claiborne Co, TN
  Family ID	F1791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Stearl J Lawson b 1930