Tonja Kaye Lawson, 51, of the Coopertown Road, Russellville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. She was a Warren County native, born April 9, 1966 to the late Walter Richards and Bernice Cooper Richards. She worked as a Special Needs Assistant at Lewisburg Elementary School for a number of years. She was a member of Center Baptist Church. She was very active with crafts, needle working and cooking.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Kendall Lawson; her sons, Josh and Sidney Lawson, both of Russellville; her daughter, Courtney Lawson of Russellville; her sister, Debbie Carter and husband Harvey of Bowling Green; her granddaughter, Aaleyah Lawson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Tonya Kaye Lawson will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Summers, Kirby and Sanders Funeral Home with Bro. Don E. White and Bro. Joe Causey officiating with burial to follow in Center Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will continue Wednesday from 8 a.m. and last until the time of the services.
Memorial donations may be made to Summers, Kirby and Sanders Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
Pallbearers: Jordan Inglis, Jacob “J.J.” Jackson, Lyndall Lawson, Luke Robinson, Charles “Bucky” Moore and Michael Forrest
Honorary Pallbearers: Josh Lawson, Sidney Lawson, Nathan Johnson, Avery Collier, Miles Posey and Tyler Sitz