Cleo Lawson

Funeral service for Cleo Lawson will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, November 16, 2024 in the McRay Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Ninnekah Cemetery.

Cleo Lawson, age 84, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2024 in Tulsa, OK. A beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Cleo's warmth and kindness touched the lives of all who knew her.

Cleo was born in Oklahoma and raised in Bakersfield, California, where she spent her early years working in the vineyards alongside her father. In 1965, she married Eldon Lawson in Las Vegas, Nevada, and soon after, the couple relocated to Chickasha, Oklahoma, where they made their home for 20 years. During this time, Cleo was employed at Hermetic Switch for 19 years, contributing greatly to the company's success.

In 1990, Cleo and Eldon moved to eastern Oklahoma, where Cleo became an integral part of the family's roofing business, managing operations for many years.

Cleo was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband Eldon Lawson; their daughter Leitha Eileen Lawson; her sister Imogene Tomlinson; brother Jim Tomlinson; brother Dewey Tomlinson; and her baby brother Buck.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her son Rusty Lawson; her daughter Cheryle Campbell; her son Tracy Lawson and wife Jamaica; her grandchildren Leslie "Corky Joe" Lawson, Rusty Nicole Lawson, Braxton Lawson, Reiley Lawson, and Cruze Lawson; her great-grandchildren Blazyn Doshier, Chevy Doshier, Harley Jackson, and Kyler Sylve; her sisters Mildred, Bea, and brother Burton; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.

Cleo's life was filled with love and dedication to her family. She will be deeply missed but forever remembered for the strength of her spirit and the depth of her caring heart.

Services are under the direction of McRay Funeral Home.