UNION — Mr. Harold Floyd Lawson, 81, formerly of Fairview Church Circle, Union, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at NHC Laurens.

Mr. Lawson was born in Buffalo, July 31, 1931, a son of the late Floyd and Lola Brooks Lawson. He was a graduate of Union High School and attended Spartanburg Junior College. He formerly worked for Union Merchants, Buffalo Plant and for Milliken and Co., Excelsior Plant. Mr. Lawson retired from BMC Music, Columbia House. He was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Lawson was a loving, giving and kind brother and uncle who always took care of his family. He had a quiet and humble spirit and loved to attend his church, Buffalo Baptist.

Surviving are a sister, Polly Smith and husband Wayne of Union; a brother, Charles Lawson and wife Sylvia of Inman; a brother-in-law, Charles Malpass of Buffalo and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Lawson was predeceased by a sister, Bebe Malpass and a brother, Danny Lawson.

Graveside services will be held 3 Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Union Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Tim Anderson. Active pallbearers will be Mr. Lawson’s nephews.

Members of the Harold Lawson Sunday School Class at Buffalo Baptist Church and James Hearn are asked to served as the honorary escort.

The family will receive friends at the cemetery immediately following the service.

Memorials may be made to Buffalo Baptist Church, Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, P.O. Box 462, Buffalo, S.C. 29321.

The family will be at the home of his niece, Rhonda Hollingsworth, 514 Fairview Church Circle, Union.

The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc.

(www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)