Obituary Record

Lawless, Claude C. Jr.  -  July 11, 1999

Claude C. Lawless, Jr., 76, of Bay St. Louis, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, in Bay St. Louis.

Mr. Lawless was a native of Columbia, Miss. and a longtime resident of Bay St. Louis. He was a Baptist and a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Force as a Technical Seergeant where he served in Guadalcanal, New Guinea, etc. He was a member of American Legion Post 139 in Bay St. Louis.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude Christopher and Ruth Barnes Lawless, Sr.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Favre Lawless of Bay St. Louis; a son, Thomas J. Lawless of Bay St. Louis; daughters Tammy Guilbeau of Diamondhead and Sheryl Bradshaw of Bay St. Louis; a brother, Raymond Patrick Lawless of Sumrall; a sister, Gwendolyn Forbes of Jackson; and three grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday evening at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis. Services were conducted Wednesday at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home Chapel in Bay St. Louis. Interment was in Gulf Coast Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum in Bay St. Louis with military honors.

Source: Sea Coast Echo 7-15-1999

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