Kenneth G. Lawson, Windsor
December 19, 2007 - 11:28 PM
Kenneth G. Lawson, 79, of rural Windsor, died late Tuesday evening, Dec. 18, 2007, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 4, 1928, a son of Willis Edward Lawson [7472] and Georgia Ola Scroggins Lawson [7299]. On Aug. 6, 1949, in Harrison Ark., he married Freda Lee Dickens [36971], who survives of the home.
He worked at the Springfield News Leader for over 10 years, The Kansas City Star for six years and later worked for the Grandview School District for 15 years before his retirement. He raised cattle and loved to coon hunt. He was an accomplished coon dog trainer, raising, training and showing several Grand Night champion dogs. He was a member of the Grace Community Baptist Church in Windsor.
Also surviving are two sons, Randall Lee Lawson, and his wife, Barbara, of Windsor, and Gale Allen Lawson, and his wife, Gracie, of Belton; a daughter, Sandra Ferguson, and her husband, Bill, of Walnut Grove; two brothers, Herbert Lawson, of Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Dan Lawson, of Independence; a sister, Donna Dean, of Springfield; and five grandchildren, Robert Ferguson, Rhonda Ferguson, Rachel Ferguson, Bryan Lawson and Kayla Lawson.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Alvie Lawson and Loy Lawson [7711].
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Friday at Hadley Funeral Home in Windsor, with the Rev. Bill Douglas officiating. Burial will be in the McConnell Cemetery, near Nixa. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.hadleyfuneral-home.com.
The family suggests memorial contributions to a fund that has been established to help defray funeral expenses, in care of the funeral home.
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