Effie Dawson Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 16, 2018, at the age of 97, Effie Dawson (Jackson, Louisiana) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her husband William Flinn Dawson; her son William David Dawson; her grandsons, Christopher Scott Duncan and Russell Duncan; her parents, Robert Edgar Sharkey and Seybelle Pulliam Sharkey; and her brothers, Jesse Lee Sharkey, Charles Stewart Sharkey, Archie Shelby Sharkey, John Edward Sharkey and Woodrow Wilson Sharkey.

She is survived by : her children, Sheryl "Sheri" Dawson Adams (Bob Adams) of Asheville, NC, Edgar Scott "Scotty" Dawson (Beth Langlois Dawson) of Jackson and Richard Flinn "Ricky" Dawson (Carlette Bunch Dawson) of Bluff Creek; her sister Mary Sharkey Buchholz; her grandchildren, Michelle Dawson Duncan, Nelwyn Dawson Rainwater, David Dawson, Jr. (Kathryn), Allison Dawson Hotard (Steve), Shane Dawson, Ryan Dawson (Maggie), Shannon Dawson (Chelsea) and Rachel Adams (Alexander Byers); her great grandchildren, Christina Duncan, Caleb Carter (Kelsey), Whitney Rainwater, Mary Dawson, Ryan Hotard, Hastings Dawson, Mills Dawson, John Barley Dawson, Katie Ryan Dawson, Carlie Rose Dawson, Flynn Dawson, Acelyn Dawson and Baker Dawson; and her great great grandchildren, Jayce Hamilton, Shane Duncan, Eben Rainwater and Jameson Allen.

Memorial donations may be made to Dawson Family Cemetery, PO Box 337, Jackson, LA 70748.