Mildred J. Lawson, 85, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away on August 27, 2022, at Transcendent Healthcare of Owensville, Indiana.
She was born on August 14, 1937, to Cecil and Josephine Douglas. Mildred married her late husband William Lawson on May 23, 1954, in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Mildred and her husband did a lot of crafting together using ceramics. They would make dolls and furniture to go with them. She enjoyed volunteering at church and the Brownsville School. Mildred loved camping and boating at Patoka Lake.
Left to cherish Mildred’s memory are her two sons Dustan Lawson of Mount Carmel, Illinois, and Kevin Lawson of Mount Carmel, Illinois; granddaughter Nicole (Mark) Jones; and great-grandchildren Dustan Jones and Cortney Jones.
Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother Darrell Douglas.
Graveside service for Mildred will be Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
Memorials can be made to Wabash Area Vocational Enterprises (WAVE), 1420 W. 3rd Street, Mount Carmel, Illinois 62863. Envelopes will be available at the cemetery or Short-Cunningham Funeral Home.
Condolences may be made online at www.short-cunninghamfh.com
Short-Cunningham Funeral Home is honored to serve the Lawson family.
