Funeral services for Mona Munden Lawson, 93 of Marshall, Texas will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023, at the First Methodist Church in Marshall, Texas under the direction of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. David Luckert officiating. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Downs Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lawson was a respected member of the community and had been active with Camp Fire Girls, Cub Scouts, Mothers March of Dimes, and many other endeavors. She was past President of the Belle-Maison Club and its Treasurer for ten years. She served on the Grounds Beautification Committee of East Texas Baptist University. She has been active in The First United Methodist Church assisting in teaching Sunday School. She also held a position with the Trustees at First United Methodist Church. She owned and operated Colonial Art and Decorating Company from 1962 through 1972. She was a Charter member of Investments Limited that was formed in 1969.

She was born on February 25, 1930, in Dallas, Texas and passed away on October 20, 2023, in Jefferson, Texas. She was preceded in her death by her husband Robert Ray Lawson, by her mother Sadie Allen Munden and by her father Lois Munden. She is survived by her son David and his wife Tatiana of Irving, Texas. She married Robert Ray Lawson on June 1, 1947, in The First United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas. They moved to Marshall in 1950.

The family wishes to thank the many individual caregivers who provided excellent care for her including the caregivers from Visiting Angels of Longview, Texas, the staff of the Oakwood House in Marshall, the staff of Magnolia Place in Jefferson, Texas, and the staff of Marshall Hospice of East Texas.