Margree (Locke) Lawhon

Margree Lawhon, 90, Gallipolis passed away Monday, December 8, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born June 16, 1918 in Roxton, Texas, daughter of the late Freeman Paul and Minnie Mae Robertson Locke. She married Herman Lawhon September 5, 1942 in Tyler, Texas and he preceded her in August of 1978. Margree had spent her early years traveling throughout the South with her husband and young son, residing in camps as her husband worked on the levees and the family later settled in Ohio in 1948.

She is survived by two sons: Larry Herman (Molly) Lawhon, Southern Shores, North Carolina and Marcus Conner (Debra) Lawhon, Rodney, Ohio; grandchildren: Lari Renee Lawhon, Laurel, Maryland; Jennifer Erin (Dean) McDonald, Gallipolis; Heather Michelle (Curtis) Casto, Gallipolis; Bethany LuAnn Lawhon, Gallipolis; Aaron Conner (Megan Elizabeth) Lawhon, Stewart, Ohio; Joshua Lee Lawhon, Gallipolis; Megan Holly Lawhon, Rodney, Ohio; great-grandchildren: Michele Renee Long, Nicholas Watson, Jessie Mae Halley, Mackenzi Erin McDonald; daughter-in-law, Jeanie Lawhon, Gallipolis; two step-grandchildren: Jari Smith and son, Elijah, Gallipolis and Eric (Paula) Clary and their two children, Michaela and Wyatt, Gallipolis.

She was also preceded by son, Timothy Locke Lawhon; brother, Freeman Locke and sister, Eloise.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, December 12, 2008 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave, Gallipolis with Rev. Dave Stulley officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 6:00-8:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
The American Cancer Society.