- Date Of Birth: May 1, 1919
- Date Of Death: December 8, 2012
- State: North Carolina
DURHAM Mr. James “Bruce” Lawson, 93, of Durham, died on Saturday, December 8, . Lawson was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late James Bryar Lawson and Elsie Mae Carver Lawson. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and World War II. He owned and operated Lawson TV and Appliances for 30 years. He was a member of Holloway Street Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and taught Sunday School. Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Bryant Lawson and a granddaughter, Debbie Lawson is survived by son, James Kenneth Lawson and wife, Linda of Rocky Mount; daughter, Patricia Ann Lawson Killian and husband, Leonard of Spartanburg, SC; one sister, Sybil Lawson Cougle of Durham; four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
