- Date Of Birth: October 23, 1930
- Date Of Death: August 3, 2011
- State: Michigan
Betty Lou Lawson, 80, of Vandalia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Williamsville, Michigan on October 23, 1930 to Homer and Glendora (Vaughn) Evans.
She later married Charles Wendell Stewart, Sr. who preceded her in death in August, 1987. She married David Lawson who survives.Betty Lou confessed her faith in Christ at an early age under the pastoral leadership of Reverend Roy Jones of Peoples Protestant Church, Cassopolis and she devoted her life to serving God, who was the head of her life. She was valedictorian of her class at Adams High School in South Bend, Indiana. She was a homemaker as well as having worked at both Adams and Westlake and Bivouac.
She was a member of the National Breast Cancer Society, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the William E. Lozier Post #10704, Cassopolis, the Children’s Foundation and First Baptist Church, Vandalia.Mrs. Lawson is survived by her husband of 19 years, David Lawson of Vandalia, one daughter, Wendy Lou Stewart of Kalamazoo and one son, Lionel Stewart of Cassopolis, one daughter in law Beth Stewart, South Bend, Indiana, three step-sons, Michael (Jan) Lawson, Orlando, Florida, Boyd Lawson, Virginia, and Ricky Lawson, Dowagiac; granddaughters, NaDonna Lynne (Jermaine) Taylor, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Marchelle Stewart Watt, South Bend, Indiana, Jaime (Patrick) Bance, Gurnee, Illinois, grandson Charles Wendell Stewart, III, Cassopolis, great grandchildren, NaChelle Harris, Paige Taylor, Jermaine Taylor II, Cameryn Watt, Taylor Marion, Carli Bance, Drew Bance, and Justin Taylor, brothers Anthony (Sue) Evans, Vandalia, Bertrand (Sheila) Evans, Cassopolis, Yvonne (Marilyn) Evans, Vandalia and Richard Evans, Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, two sons, Nathaniel Lee Stewart and Charles Wendell Stewart, Jr., two sisters, Marjorie Evans Green and Leona Evans Brown, and one brother Hilbert Evans.
