Emma (Marie) Lawson

November 25, 1932 - December 21, 2016

Emma "Marie" Lawson was a lifelong resident of Loudoun County. Marie passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on December 21, 2016. She was born in Lucketts, Virginia in 1932 to the late Ode Elton and Virginia Mae Frye of Lucketts. She was the 15 ^th child of 18 children born and raised on the Frye home place in the Lost Corner area of Lucketts, just down the hill from the current Girl Scout Camp. She spent her entire life and raised her family less than three miles from her original birthplace. She was 84. She is predeceased by her son, Christopher 'Punky' Lawson, and her husband, Zane Lawson.

She was the beloved mother of her three sons: Wendell Lawson, Jeff (Kat) Lawson and Keith (Karen) Lawson, five grandchildren: Wesley, Adrienne (Adam) Burton, Bailee, Jacob and Lauren, and three great-grandchildren: Jake, Aria and Charlie. She is also survived by four siblings: Violet Cooper, James Frye, Goldie Bates & Francis Austin, all of Loudoun County, Virginia.

Marie was a devoted mother and wife who spent her life caring for others. She was formerly a nurse at the Leesburg hospital and eventually became a private practice nurse supporting multiple doctors in the Leesburg area in the 1950's and '60s. After marrying Zane, she left the workplace to support the family business, Lawson Pre-Cast Septic Tanks. She continued her life of caregiving as an avid homemaker and cleaning houses for families in the Loudoun community throughout most of her life.

Family will host visitors on Monday, December 26, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, NE, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176. A service will be held on December 27 ^th at Colonial Funeral home at 11:00 followed by interment at Union Cemetery in Leesburg.  After interment the family is providing lunch at Lucketts Community Center (42361 Lucketts Rd. Leesburg, VA 20176). Please attend for a time of fellowship and to celebrate Marie's life and the lives she touched over her 84 years.