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Lloyd Lawson Obituary
Bunker Hill - Lloyd R. Lawson, 82, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 at his home.
Born July 3, 1943 in Hillview, IL, he was a son of Fletcher, Sr. and Josephine (Newingham) Lawson.
Lloyd worked as a foreman for Laclede Steel, retiring in 1996. He later delivered propane for Ruyle Brothers. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Baptist Church and NSTRA, which is the National Shoot To Retrieve Assoc. He participated in many field trials and trained his own and others' dogs for those trials.
He married Joyce D. (Westbrook) Helfer on Oct. 5, 1990 and they shared almost 35 years of marriage. She survives, as well as his children, Kim Lawson, Roberta (Phil) Davidson, Rich (Stacey) Lawson and Everett (Nikie) Lawson; 17 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; stepdaughter, Kimberlee (Samuel) Daniel; and stepson, Gary M. Helfer; and a sister, Nadine Leonard.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters, Lillie Bunch, Virginia "Sissy" Long, Jeanette Ruyle, Lois Angenandt, Florence Bradley, and Janet Wilt; and three brothers, Fletcher, Jr., Everett L., and Otto Lawson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the Bunker Hill Baptist Church.
Professional services entrusted to Paynic Home for Funerals, with an online guestbook available at www.paynicfh.com.
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Marilyn (Moran)Fowler
July 22, 2025
We went to Hillview School together, sorry to hear of his death.Marilyn (Moran)Fowler.
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