Lorene B. Lawson

[Clark Funeral Home]

Lorene B. Lawson, age 76, of Hiram, GA, formerly of Miami, FL, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012. The daughter of the late, Arthur & Ada Ruth Brown, she was born March 31, 1936, in Quitman, GA. She retired from the Dade County School System in Miami, FL, after teaching for 32 years. She was a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church and a Golden Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law, Harold & Tonya Lawson of Hiram, GA; daughter, Jane Lawson of Dallas, GA; brother, Ernest Brown of Valdosta, GA; sisters, Ada Ruth Davis of Concord, NC and Madelyn Brown of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren, Shardai Metka-Davis (Chad), Avynn Lawson, Zaria Lawson and Jarod Lawson; great-grandchildren, Chad Davis, II and Tohny Davis; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Sunday, September 16, 2012, at 2:00 PM, from Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Hiram, GA, with the eulogy being delivered by Dr. Jeffery Wimbush, Sr. and Pastor Jeffrey T. Watkins officiating. (The body will lie-in-state at the church from 1:30 PM until the service time.) Interment will be in the church cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Sunday, September 16, 2012, from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made in memory of Lorene B. Lawson to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1925 Century Blvd. NE, Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345.

Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, GA is in charge of arrangements. (www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)