ida ross (hutchens) lawson

EAST BEND - Mrs. Ida Ross Hutchens Lawson, 75, of 7521 Hwy. 67 died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Yadkin County on Feb. 23, 1926, to Evan and Sara Elizabeth Smitherman Hutchens. Mrs. Lawson was a member of Forbush Friends Meeting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Lawson, and a brother, Ralph Hutchens. Surviving are her daughter Nancy I. Williams of Winston-Salem; two stepsons, Michael Lawson of East Bend and Jerry Lawson of Charlotte; one stepdaughter, Lisa Lawson of East Bend; three sisters, Betty (E.V.) Wooten of East Bend, Dot Crews of Boonville and Nell (William) Bryant of Yadkinville; one brother, Reynolds Hutchens of East Bend; one granddaughter, Diane (Greg) Asbelle; three stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Forbush Friends Meeting by the Rev. Jake Penley. The body will lie in state 10:30-11 a.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Monday at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend.