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Murray Eugene Lawson

21 Oct 1917 – 3 May 1989

Birth	21 Oct 1917
Death	3 May 1989
Cemetery	Vinland Cemetery Vinland , Douglas County , Kansas , USA
Added by	Vinland History Buff on 12 Jan 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123337936

Bio

Murray Lawson was the first of three sons born to Wesley and Crilla (McQueen) Lawson. He grew up in the Stony Point community southwest of Vinland and attended Stony Point Grade School. When Murray was seven years old, his father died. So, at a young age, Murray went to live with neighbors Jess & Dora Deay to help work their farm. He graduated from Vinland Rural High School in 1937. Before the declaration of World War II, Murray joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Vestal in the South Pacific. His ship was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. At the war's end, Murray returned to Douglas County and married Rose Nichols on September 23, 1945. He joined the Douglas County sheriff's department and was one of three deputies who patrolled the county. In 1948, Murray and Rose became partners with Perry and Sadie Stevens on their dairy farm at Vinland. They later purchased the farm and moved into the home where they spent the rest of their married lives together. Murray drove a school bus for the Vinland schools for many years. He died of skin cancer at the age of 71.

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Family

Parents

• Wesley Eugene "Wes" Lawson 1888–1923
• Crilla Belle McQueen Lawson Snow 1894–1970

Spouse

• Rose Eugenia Nichols Lawson 1919–2017 FaG

Siblings

• Leland Ardell "Pete" Lawson 1921–2013
• Roy Albert "Bob" Lawson 1922–2008
• Jerry Edward Snow 1935–1943

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