Wilma Jean (Jones) Lawton
Obituary
Wilma Jean Lawton was born February 11, 1929 in Omaha, Texas to Lonnie A. and Annie Mae (Holloman) Jones.
Wilma was a Christian. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington Class of 1946. She loved cooking and spending time with her family. She also loved people and having family gatherings at her house. She was a people person.
She was preceded in death by her father, mother, her husband Albert Lawton, three brothers and eight sisters.
She leaves to cherish her memories her two daughters and a son-in-law Angelia Smith, Phyllis and Travis Wilkerson; her son Reginald Lawton all of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; five grandchildren Tarsha Lawton, Dedrick Wilkerson, Travis Wilkerson, Jr., William Smith II, Regina Patton; eleven great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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Services
February 24, 2023
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tumey Mortuary
611 N. Gibson Avenue
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455
February 25, 2023
11:00 AM
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
131 South O'Tyson Avenue
Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455
February 25, 2023
Cortznes Cemetery
S. O'Tyson Avenue
Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455
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February 11, 1929-February 17, 2023
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