Mrs. Melissa Ann Collins Lawson

Mrs. Melissa Ann "Missy" Collins Lawson, age 39 of Stuart, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 as the results of an automobile accident. She was born in Patrick County on October 8, 1970. Mrs. Lawson was preceded in death by her brother, Jimmy "Jim" Collins; nephew, Russell Collins; grandparents, William Hassell and Iva Collins, Henry Russell Fulcher and Julia Sink; and father and mother-in-law, Mike and Karen Lawson. She had been a CNA at the Landmark Center with 10 years of service.
Mrs. Lawson is survived by her husband, Kevin Michael Lawson of the home; one son, Bradley Keith Puckett and a very special future daughter-in-law, Katona Puckett of Stuart, her parents, William and Gladys Collins of Patrick Springs; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Debra C. Dillon and David Walker, Jr. of Stuart, Terri and David A. Leviner of Stuart, and Jennifer and Brian Hazelwood of Patrick Springs; a sister-in-law, Barbara Collins of Woolwine; several nieces and nephews, Dustin Dalton, Tommy Dalton, Whitney Dillon, Jessica Knowles, and Travis Hazelwood; one great-niece, Caroline Dalton, and a great-niece arriving soon, Savanna Knowles
Funeral services for Mrs. Lawson will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Pastor David Freeman officiating. Burial will follow in Patrick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart, and at other times at the home of her parents, William and Gladys Collins on Old Mill Road in Patrick Springs. If desired, Memorials may be made to the Melissa C. Lawson Memorial Fund, c/o Moody Funeral Home, P.O. Box 307, Stuart, Virginia 24171. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

Funeral Thurs. at 2:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart
Visitation Wed. from 6 - 8 at the funeral home
Burial in Patrick Memorial Gardens