Lawson, Orza Casto

Passed: 1989-01-22

Age: 91

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1989-01-25

Information: Mrs. Orza Casto Lawson, 91, of Greeneville, Tenn., formerly of Ripley, died Jan. 22, 1989, at Life Care West in Greeneville after a long illness.  She was a former merchant in Ripley.  Survivors:  son, Max; daughter-in-law, Barbara; two grandsons and wives, Wendell and Anne Lawson of Nashville, Tenn., Leonard Blaine and Terri of Greeneville, Tenn.; six great-grandchildren, Blaine, Katie, Abby, Max III, Audra and Fern; one sister, Billie Wortman of Lakeland, Fla., two brothers-in-law, Walter Helms of Atlanta, Ga. and J. W. Lawson of Bristol, Va.; nephews and nieces.  Graveside service was Tuesday at Fairplain Cemetery with Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, in charge of arrangements.       IN MEMORIAM - Orza Lawson -  A native West Virginian, she was loved and held in high regard for her 91 years.  She was a merchant and she followed the paths of her mother and father and those before.  She always expected the best of people and through her presence and efforts, received it.  Motherhood was her joy, friends, her treasure, and God, her companion.  She was a good person.  HER SON, MAX AND FAMILY.