Ellen Jane (Lane) Lawson, age 79, of the Mud Creek Community of Whitley County, Kentucky, passed away Friday morning, October 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY.

She was born on January 19, 1943, to the late Thomas Lane and Nell (Logan) Lane in Jellico, Tennessee.  She attended Jellico High School.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William Henry Lane, and sister, JoAnn Enix.
She is survived by her husband, Arthur “Art” Lawson, of the Mud Creek Community of Whitley County, KY; two sons, Carl Duane Baird, and wife, Barbara, of San Jacinto, California, and Glynn Thomas Baird, and wife, Judy, of Jacksboro, TN; four grandchildren, Amanda Shannon, and husband, Avery, of Sunbright, TN, Seth Baird, and wife, Courtney, of Harriman, TN, Jamie Duane Baird, and wife, Isis, of Moreno Valley, CA, and Jonathan David Baird, and wife, Chimin, of Ridgecrest, CA; three great-grandchildren, Xavia Baird, Jensen Baird, and Drake Baird; several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends, neighbors, and other relatives to mourn her passing.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday afternoon, October 11, 2022, from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Cox & Son Funeral Home Chapel.

The funeral will immediately follow on Tuesday afternoon, October 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cox & Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Hackler and Rev. Frances “Junior” Dople officiating.

Interment will follow the funeral service in the Douglas Cemetery.

Cox & Son Funeral Home of Jellico is in charge of all arrangements.

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