Irene "queen" audra (smitherman) lawson
Mrs. Queen Audra Smitherman Lawson, 65, 5869 Spainhour Mill Rd., died Saturday morning.
She was born in Yadkin County to the late Hobert Smitherman and Eva Hutchins Smitherman.
She was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Auxiliary of Gideons International of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lawson retired from Western Electric on July 1, 1981.
She was married December 3, 1942 to Walter Lawson, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Betty L. Shamel, Tobaccoville; one son, Steven R. Lawson, Winston-Salem; three brothers, Don- ald, Joe and John Smitherman, all of East Bend; two sisters, Mrs. Everette Butner, Winston-Salem and Mrs. Harvey Miller, Yadkin- ville; one daughter-in-law, Carol Lawson, Winston-Salem; one son- in-law, Larry Shamel, Tobacco- ville and three grandchildren, Tina Boyles, Lori Shamel and Derek Lawson.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mead- owbrook Dr., Tobaccoville, by the Rev. Robert Matthews, the Rev. Bill Currie and the Rev. Dean Chandler. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. to lie in state. Burial will be in the church
She was born in Yadkin County to the late Hobert Smitherman and Eva Hutchins Smitherman.
She was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Auxiliary of Gideons International of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lawson retired from Western Electric on July 1, 1981.
She was married December 3, 1942 to Walter Lawson, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Betty L. Shamel, Tobaccoville; one son, Steven R. Lawson, Winston-Salem; three brothers, Don- ald, Joe and John Smitherman, all of East Bend; two sisters, Mrs. Everette Butner, Winston-Salem and Mrs. Harvey Miller, Yadkin- ville; one daughter-in-law, Carol Lawson, Winston-Salem; one son- in-law, Larry Shamel, Tobacco- ville and three grandchildren, Tina Boyles, Lori Shamel and Derek Lawson.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mead- owbrook Dr., Tobaccoville, by the Rev. Robert Matthews, the Rev. Bill Currie and the Rev. Dean Chandler. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. to lie in state. Burial will be in the church