Mrs. Alma Shelby Dean Crowder Lawson, often known as “Deanie”, died Wednesday April 29 at the age of 78. She was the daughter of the late George Thomas Crowder & Sarah Estelle Morgan Crowder and is survived by two daughters, Sharon Lawson Bain (C. Ridley) of Lawrenceville and Connie Lynn Lawson-Williams (Ross) of Goldsboro, NC; two sons, Robert Thomas “Jack” Lawson of LaGrange, NC and Dean Ford Lawson of Goldsboro, NC. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Margaret Rachel Manning Wright, Morgan Leigh Manning, Amber Lynn Cook, and Cory Thomas Lawson; one great grandchild, Kate Wright; one brother, Dr. Richard T. Crowder (Margaret) of South Hill and two sisters, Nancy C. Yeary (Harold) of Richmond and Linda C. McLellan (Archie) of South Hill. Mrs. Lawson was a retired Civil Service Worker having worked in Traffic Management. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm, Saturday, May 2 at Shiloh United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the church. Memorial considerations may be directed to Shiloh United Methodist Church, c/o 3088 Busy Bee Rd., South Hill, VA 23970 or New Hope Methodist Church, World Mission Fund, 200 East New Hope Rd., Goldsboro, NC 27534.