Woody Marshall Lawson, age 76 of Hixson, Tennessee passed peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Woody was born Sunday, May 12, 1940, in Chalybeate, TN. Woody was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Maggie Lawson and his siblings, Carolyn Vollenweider, Wayne Lawson, Wade Lawson, and James Lawson, Jr. Woody served in the Navy after graduation from Van Buren County High School and was stationed in California where he met and married Alta Raye (Susie) Cleveland. Their 55 year marriage blessed them with three children, Sandra Lee Gallagher, James Thomas Lawson and wife Cindy, and Jeffrey David Lawson and wife Jena. Woody was known as Woodpa to his four grandchildren who will miss him greatly, James Christopher Lawson and wife Clair, Craig Adam Lawson, Ashley Lawson, and Paige Lawson, and a sister-in-law Rubye Lawson. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive. A Memorial Service will be held in his hometown of Spencer, TN at the Spencer Funeral Home on Saturday, January 28th, 2017, at 12 Noon. The family will receive friends from 10 AM to 12 Noon. CST A Private burial will be in Shockley Cemetery, Spencer, TN. Online condolences may be made to the family at spencerfuneralhome.net