Mr. Louis Franklin Lawson of 121 South College Street died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Woodhaven Nursing Home at the age of 78. Mr. Lawson was born in Robeson County on September 2, 1934 to the late Stephen Lawson and Dula Britt Lawson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lula Mae Lawson. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors are his son, Lewis "Teddy" Lawson and his wife Saundra of Lilesville; his daughter, Debra L. Osborne and her husband, Wayne of Red Springs; four grandchildren, Christina Sessoms and her husband Timmy; Denise Smith and her husband Ashley, Keisha Walker and her husband Brian, Charity Cooke and her husband Keith; great-grandchildren, Ryan Smith, Hannah Sessoms, Olivia Sessoms, Kasey Smith, Madison Walker, Makayla Cooke, Addison Cooke. Visitation will be 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Crumpler Funeral Home, 220 E. 4th Ave, Red Springs, NC. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Westside Baptist Church, 527 North Vance Street, Red Springs, NC with Pastor Randy Locklear officiating. Burial will be in the Alloway Cemetery.
