Lonnie Wayne Lawless

Lonnie Wayne Lawless, 57, of Circleville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2012 in Cincinnati of an extended illness. He was born March 6, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Harold H. “Slim” Lawless and “Mary” Jean (McCalla) Lawless Galbreath. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his step-mother Mary “Jean” Lady Lawless. Lonnie was employed as the warehouse manager for Waterbeds and Stuff

in Grove City, Ohio. He was a huge NASCAR fan and follower of Dale, Jr.; an animal lover and “Jack of all trades”. Lonnie also enjoyed telling jokes, showing his Corvette at car shows and was known to many as “The Hot Tub Guy”.

Lonnie is survived by his loving wife, Donna A. Easter; brothers, Anthony H. Lawless of Miami, FL and Mark A. (Machele West) Lawless of Lexington, KY; half-sisters and brothers, Lori A. (J. Bradley) McDaniel, Douglas L. Lawless, Lisa K. Whitlock, Matthew W. (Lisa) Lawless of Gahanna/Columbus, OH and Johnda A. Culver of FL; loving aunts, uncles, many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, in-laws and friends; and by his best friends Timothy and Monica Nolan of Mechanicsburg, OH and Daniel Heller of Reynoldsburg, OH. He will be greatly missed by all.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Defenbaugh-Wise-Schoedinger, Funeral Home, 151 E. Main St., Circleville, OH with Chaplain Jim Ferrell officiating. Friends may call from 11:00 A.M. until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beckett Cemetery, Commercial Point. To share a memory of Lonnie, visit www.schoedinger.com.