Shelby Dagwood Lawson

Shelby Dean Lawson 71 of Fort Wayne Indiana passed away on January 31, 2025 at

Parkview Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born in Beverly, Kentucky to

the late Millard Lawson and Phronia (Brock) Saylor on July 8, 1953. Shelby had worked

as an Inspector at Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1972 through 2001

when he retired. Shelby loved his family and fishing and art paintings on canvas.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers Benjamin Lawson,

Arnold Ray Lawson, Bobby Saylor, Tony Saylor and his sister Lucille Brock.

He is survived by a special friend, Carol Gilbert. His children Scott (Ann) Lawson, Jake

(Janeen) Lawson, both of Arjay, KY, Nicole Williams (Layla), Jessica Roark, Brandon

Lawson, Tyler Lawson, Heidi Tonak, and Sara Lawson. His grandchildren Courtney

(Dustin) Dixon, Shawn Lawson, Ashley Lawson, Amber Lawson, Hunter Lawson, Dalton

Lawson, Alexus Lawson, Kassiedeigh Lawson, Brayden Lawson, Kyleigh Lawson, Cashtian

Lawson, Jadyn and Cierra Keller, Tagan Williams, Isaac, Logan, and Kierrah Roark, Alec

Miller, Kimberly (Sean) Smullen, Brittany Barth, Troy Topp, Sierra Schuessler, Oksanna

Lawson, Phara Christman, Antonio and Alejandro Martinez. Seventeen great

grandchildren. Brothers, Lonnie (Sue) Lawson of Wooster, Ohio and Clyde Wayne (Kim)

Saylor of Missouri; sisters, Bonnie Young of Mill Creek, KY, Christine Knuckles of McKee,

KY and Susie Saylor of Stoney Fork, KY, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives

and friends.

Funeral Services will be conducted at Arnett and Steele Funeral Home in Pineville, on

Wednesday February 5, 2025, at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Ronnie Hoskins officiating, burial

will follow at the Brock Family Cemetery #1 in Mill Creek, KY, with Jamie, Shawn, Hunter,

and Dalton Lawson, Justin Seigler, Johann Brock, Mark Rudolph and Dustin Dixon serving

as pallbearers. The family will receive friends, on Wednesday, at Arnett and Steele

Funeral Home from 11:00 AM, until the funeral hour at 2:00 PM.

Arnett and Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center is honored to serve the family of

Shelby Dean Lawson.