IsaBella Dale Lawson

IsaBella Dale Lawson, age 91, of Gulfport died Friday, January 13, 2023.

Mrs. Lawson was born in Monroe County, AL and had been a resident of Gulfport Since 1976. She was a member of Forrest Heights Missionary Baptist Church.

Mrs. Lawson was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Lawson; two sons, Jimmie Lee Lawson and Eugene Lawson; one sister; and two brothers.

Survivors include a daughter, Bessie Morrissette of Gulfport; two step-daughters, Pearl McNeal of Philadelphia, PA and Peggy Barnett of Detroit, MI; five sons, Arthur Gene (Lorea) Lawson of Frisco City, AL, Curtis Lee Lawson and Fryer Lawson, both of Gulfport, Glen Allen (Patricia) Lawson of Manvel, TX, and Robert Lee (Sharlette) Lawson of Milwaukee, WI; two step-sons, Jimmie Lawson, Jr. and Curtis “Big Curt” Lawson. Mrs. Lawson was a loving grandmother to numerous grandchildren.

A funeral Service will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15^th Street, Gulfport. Friends may visit with the family beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15^th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Lawson family.

The family extends appreciation to William Maurice Gary for never failing to bring “loaded” greeting cards twice per year with his smile and saying “For you Mrs. Lawson”.

And a heartfelt Thank You to the staff and management of Canon Hospice for excellent expressions of care and concern for Mrs. Lawson and the family unit.