- Date Of Birth: September 11, 1919
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2015
- State: Michigan
Leo Lawson, age 95, of Cassopolis, died peacefully Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015, in Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis. He was born September 11, 1919, in Cassopolis, Michigan to William and Melinda (Coker) Lawson. Leo married Priscilla Jean Hill on December 4, 1943, in Calvin Township, Michigan.
After more than seventy-one years of marriage, she preceded him in death on February 22, 2015. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Linda Vaughn; one grandson, Emerson Haines, III; two sisters, Ruby Lawson, and Lela Coker; and three brothers, Gordon Lawson, Earl Lawson, and Darwin Lawson.
Leo was a private and honorable man. He knew where he wanted to go, and where he would be when his life on earth was done. Leo wanted to see Jesus and his beloved wife, Priscilla, next.
Family and friends will significantly miss Leo. He is survived by one daughter, Lois (Emerson) Haines of Niles; one son, Gordon (Sharon) Lawson of Warsaw; three grandchildren, Brenda (John) King of Elkhart, Lisa (Michael) Simpson of Niles, Megan Lawson of Elkhart; five great-grandchildren, Montana Wojtys of Mishawaka, Dakota (Tyler) Haines of South Bend, Michael Simpson, Jr., of Niles, Brenden King of Elkhart, Breanna Haines of Niles; two great-grandsons, Avery Wojtys, and Bentley Wojtys; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
