Dr. Leona D. Lawson was born in Louann, Arkansas on April 6, 1927 and died November 28, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Dunn and Carrie Scott Dunn. Dr. Lawson was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Raymond W. Lawson, a son, Daniel Warren Doss, three sisters Bernice Robinson, Glendene Stafford, Clara Anding and three brothers Raymond Dunn, Bernard Dunn and Edward E. Dunn.
Dr. Lawson is survived son Rick Doss and his wife Paula Blaylock Doss, granddaughter Jennifer Lynette Doss and great grandson Noble Doss as well as grandson Jacob Everett Doss and his wife Larissa and grandsons Nathaniel Doss and Greyson Doss.
Dr. Lawson was an ordained Unity minister and had served as interim minister at Christway Unity Church in Hot Springs. She was also an educator and taught school for 25 years. She held graduate degrees in Special Education from UCA in Conway, a Counseling degree from Henderson State University, and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Emerson Institute in Oakhurst, Washington. She was a supervisor of Education Interns at Henderson State University. She retired from the Hot Springs School District as Classroom Teacher Consultant for Special Services in 1994.
Dr. Lawson also owned and managed a ladies’ health Salon – Figurama – for seven years in Hot Springs. Figurama, at that time, was a pioneering, woman-owned health facility.
A memorial service will be held at Gross Funeral Home on Tuesday December 3, 2019 at 2 pm.
