LAWSON, Robert: 1938

LAWSON

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 7/21/2014 at 07:20:42

**Handwritten: M.H. Thur. 25 Aug. 1938

Former Douds Boy Drowns at Detroit

Robert Lawson of Detroit, Michigan, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Lawson of Douds, was drowned in a lake at Detroit about 11 p.m. August 10. He was a graduate of Douds-Leando high school and had been working in Detroit. Besides his parents he is survive by two brothers, Ivan and Melvin, and two sisters.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book D, Page 48, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA