Donna Mae Lawson

DONNA MAE (HINES) LAWSON, 76, a lifetime resident of Hendricks County passed away at her home early Mon. morning. At her request, funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Mon., Aug. 12, 2019 at "The Barn" on the Lawson Family Farm, located at 4850 W.. County Road 350 N., Danville. Visitation will also be held there from 4:00-7:00 PM Sun., Aug. 11, 2019. Burial will take place in the K. of P. Cemetery at Lizton.

She was born in Lizton to the late Donald A. and Lucille (Ginn) Hines. Donna Mae was a graduate of Lizton High School, and later received a BS degree in Home Economics from Purdue University. She taught home economics in the North Salem and Granville Wells schools. Later she worked as a substitute teacher for several local school systems including Danville, Tri-West, and Speedway. Donna Mae was a very talented organist and vocalist. She began playing organ at church when she was 14, and continued for many years, as well as singing in several church choirs, choral groups, the Matinee Musicale and the Fairview Presbyterian Church Choir in Indianapolis, of which she was currently a member. She also was a 50+ year member of the Modern Homemakers and the Extension Chorus/Trebel Makers.

Donna Mae met her future husband and the "love of her life" Mark G. Lawson in 1958 at the Jamestown Fish Fry, where she and her sisters were hired to sing with the Curly Funkhouser Band, and Mark was hired to play saxophone. They later married Dec. 27, 1964 in the Jamestown Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Mark, children, Terri E. (Doug) Girt of Markelville, IN., Donald Patrick (Karin) Lawson of Nampa, ID., Samuel J. (Rebekah) Lawson of Indianapolis, grandchildren, Caleb and Carl Girt, Hannah, Malachi, Ian, Gabriel, and Tyson Lawson. Also surviving are her sisters, Marjorie (Harold) Emmert of Orlando, FL. and Joanne (Dick) Hayes of Seneca, SC.

WEAVER & RANDOLPH FUNERAL HOME DANVILLE entrusted with the arrangements.