Ernestine Lawson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ernestine Lawson, 89, of Porum, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 in St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born January 16, 1931 in New Blaine, Arkansas to Earl Sidney & Jesse Lay. Ernestine met the love of her life, Preston Lawson and they were married on December 18, 1947 in Stigler, Oklahoma. She was a seamstress for more than 50 years, sewing for the public and for her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother & great-great grandmother; she loved to garden & work in her flowerbeds and she helped her husband with the livestock. She loved her family and church family. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church by Porum Landing. Ernestine is survived by her 2 daughters & sons-in-law, Barbara & James Pound & Kathi & Jerry Webb all of Porum; 6 grandchildren & spouses, Greg & Sheena Pound of Porum, Gaye Lynn & Brian Stone of Tahlequah, Shelly & Curtis Hughey of Muskogee, Jamie & Dustin Tidwell of Stidham, Julie & Rob Cox of Dalton, Arkansas, Cody & Amanda Smith of Oktaha; 11 great grandchildren & spouses, Drake , Zabre Pound, Jadie & Nathan Schmidt, Weston , Kadie Tidwell, Dalton & Mercy Cox, McKinna Cox, Breanna Cox, Haylie Hughey & fiancé, Mitchell Decker, Callie Preston Hughey, Zachary Stone, Briley, Cody Lane Smith, Joni Nichols, A.J. Nichol’s, Tyler Smith; 2 great grandchildren, Dalton Thomas Cox Jr. Madelynne Sue Schmidt; a sister-in-law, Wanda Lay of Dexter, N.M.; numerous nephews & nieces. Ernestine is preceded in death by her parents, Earl & Jesse Lay; her husband, Preston Lawson; a brother, James Alton Lay Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 6, 2020 in Porum First Baptist Church with Pastor Dustin Tidwell officiating. Eulogist: Bro. Jim Ray. Pallbearers include Greg & Sheena Pound, Brian & Gaye Lynn Stone, Shelly & Curtis Hughey, Jamie & Dustin Tidwell, Julie & Rob Cox, Cody & Amanda Smith. Burial will follow in Coleman Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler. Family is requesting everyone to wear a mask, please. Thank You!

Ernestine Lawson

January 16, 1931 - November 2, 2020