Edgar Weber Lawson

Edgar Weber Lawson, 90, of Jefferson Township passed away at 11:35 a.m. May 28 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice Center.

Born June 20, 1926, in Allegheny County, he was the son of the late Brady Oland Lawson and the late Carrie Weber Lawson.

Mr. Lawson graduated from Butler High School in 1944 and served with the 50th Signal Corps of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked in the erection department at Pullman Standard Railroad Car Manufacturing and farmed the family farm.

Edgar attended the Butler Assembly of God Church in Mount Chestnut. He enjoyed sports, especially watching his children play, camping, doing crosswords and playing Boggle. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and getting up early in the morning and spending the entire day in the woods or on the water.

Edgar is survived by his wife, Sara June Baker Lawson, whom he married Aug. 7, 1953; and four daughters and three sons, Patricia (William) Singer of Butler, Ginger (Paul) Harbison of Connoquenessing, Paul (Robin) Lawson of Butler, Barbara (Tim) Yates of Taipei, Taiwan, Mark (Joy) Lawson of Bluffton, S.C., Samuel (Amy) Lawson of Butler and Rebecca Lawson of Manila, Philippines.

He is also survived by 23 grandchildren, Matthew (Valerie) Harbison, Stephanie (Ryan) Trulick, Valerie (Jeff) Jones, Haley Lawson, Philip Lawson, Natalie (Douglas) Hoffer, Carrie Lawson, Jonathan (Kaitlin) Yates, Jordan Harbison, Tyler (Elsie) Harbison, Moriah Lawson, Summer Lawson, Janine Yates, Zachary Lawson, Karen Yates, Justin Harbison, Noah Lawson, Brady Lawson, Samantha Lawson, Trisha Yates, Trent Lawson, Nathan Yates and Trevor Lawson; and seven great-grandchildren, Savannah, Garrett, Gavin, Blake, Dylan, James and Evangeline.

He is preceded in death by one son, Luke A. Lawson; and his only sister, Betty Jean Lawson Maharg.

LAWSON — Friends of Edgar Weber Lawson, who died Sunday, May 28, 2017, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Fox Funeral Home, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. George Miller officiating.

Interment with military honors performed by the Saxonburg American Legion Post 683 follow in Saxonburg Memorial Church Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Butler Assembly of God or the Visiting Nurses Association, 115 Technology Drive, Butler PA 16001.