Rosalind Ann Lawson

Rosalind Ann Lawson
Rosalind Ann Lawson, 60, of Orange, passed away on January 16, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Sonny Sturgeon of Trinity Baptist Church in Silsbee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 27, 1956, she was the daughter of James Lawson, Sr. and Audrey (Scoggins) Lawson. Rosalind worked at Silsbee Oaks Healthcare for 20 years. She participated in the Special Olympics, where she won numerous awards and medals. She loved to bowl, play basketball, and call Bingo. She was also an active member of Trinity Baptist Church in Silsbee, where she helped with Vacation Bible School. Rosalind will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Lawson, Sr. and her sister, Pam McElhaney.

She is survived by her mother, Audrey Lawson; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Wayne Hebert, Sandra and Ernie Morris, and Kathy and Larry Romero; her brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Brenda Lawson, Jr. and Mike and Charlotte McElhaney; her many nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews; and her very special friend, Charles Williams.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jerad Romero, Justin Romero, Ethan Romero, David McElhaney, Julian Herrera, and Tommy McGraw.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to Trinity Baptist Church for the Youth Ministry, 880 Gentry Rd., Silsbee, Texas 77656.