Walter Bruce Lawson^{[1, 2]}

1935 - 2017  (82 years)

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  Walter Bruce "Catfish" Lawson

  
  

• Name	Walter Bruce Lawson
  Born	8 May 1935	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	13 May 2017  [4]
  Person ID	I57193	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 May 2017

  
  

  Father	William Louis Lawson,   b. 18 Dec 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Apr 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Myrtle L. Huskey,   b. 31 Aug 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jul 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1934	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F21181	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Frances Geraldine Sims,   b. 2 Feb 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1986, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. Randy Lawson + 2. Tana D. Lawson,   b. Abt 1957  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F53700	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Eva
  Family ID	F29249	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 May 1935 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 26 Jul 2000. Myrtle L Fish obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Jul 1986. Frances Sims Lawson obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Walter B Lawson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 4 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1936 Last Place of Residence , , Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William L Lawson Head M 33 Tennessee Myrtle Lawson Wife F 25 Tennessee Walter B Lawson Son M 4 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 13 May 2017. May 8, 1935 - May 13, 2017 Resided in Sevierville, TN Walter Bruce "Catfish" Lawson, 82, of Sevierville passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Fish; father, Lewis Lawson; first wife, Geraldine Lawson; mother of his children and step-daughter, Rosetta Pitts. Bruce is survived by his wife, Eva Lawson; son, Randy Lawson and wife, Dawn Lawson; daughter, Tana Smelcer and husband, Gary Smelcer; grandchildren, Morgan Ayers, Amber Beets, Many Hall, Cassidy Watson, Logan Smelcer, Brandi Bridges, Kaytlinn Lawson, Tann Dalton, Karson Hall, Bentley Bridges, Korbin Hall, Bailynn Bridges, Korbin Beets, and Savannah Watson; sister, Colette and husband, Ted Maples; nephew, Mark Henry; and everyone at Souvenir Photo in Gatlinburg. The family will receive friends from 4:30-6:30 PM Thursday, May 18th with the funeral service to follow at 6:30 PM in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Rev. Shannon Coleman will be officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Lewis Lawson Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 Jun 1934 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 24 Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Spouse's Name Myrtle Huskey Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1912 Page 216 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61N9-2H2?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21W%3A1589264474%2C1589372870 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > image 533 of 701; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.