Opal Fayne Lawson^[1]

1925 - 2005  (79 years)

• Name	Opal Fayne Lawson
  Born	30 Oct 1925	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	14 Mar 2005	Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, Texas   [4, 5]
  Buried	18 Mar 2005	Old Home Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas   [6]
  Person ID	I148206	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Ernest Parsick Lawson,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1934, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Eula Mae Lewelling,   b. 22 Aug 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 2010  (Age 103 years)
  Family ID	F64284	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Parker
  Children	1. Cecil Parker
  Family ID	F83163	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Jordan
  Children	1. Billy Jordan   2. Bobbyh Jordan
  Family ID	F179059	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Jack Balcme
  Family ID	F55287	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Oct 1925 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Aug 1994. Samuel Isham Matthews obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Opal F Lawson Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 02, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 4 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 13 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Everett Lawson Head M 23 Tennessee Eula Lawson Wife F 23 Tennessee Opal F Lawson Daughter F 4 Tennessee Marjorie Lawson Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Opal Lawson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 14 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Stepdaughter Relationship to Head of Household Stepdaughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Sam Mathews Head M 30 Tennessee Eula Mathews Wife F 33 Tennessee Opal Lawson Stepdaughter F 14 Tennessee Marjorie Lawson Stepdaughter F 12 Tennessee Ernest Lawson Stepson M 10 Tennessee Paticia Ann Lawson Stepdaughter F 8 Tennessee Betty Lou Mathews Daughter F 3 Tennessee Billy Mathews Son M 1 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 5 May 2010. Eula Mae Lewelling Lawson Matthews obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, TX), 16 Mar 2005. Graveside service for Opal Balcome, 79, of Center will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Old Home Cemetery. Balcome died March 14, 2005, in Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview. Born Oct. 30, 1925, in Sevierville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Ernest Lawson and Eula Mae Lewelling Matthews. She was a member of the Old Home Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Jack Balcome of Center; daughters, Kay McDermott of Longview and Brenda Love of Tennessee; sons, Cecil Parker of Victoria and Billy Jordan and Bobby Jordon, both of Center; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; her mother, Eula Mae Lewelling Matthews; nine brothers and sisters; three stepchildren; one step-grandchild; and one step-great-grandchild. Mangum Funeral Home, Center. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 38164410).