LAWSON, Francis C., 89, of Travelers Rest, Dade City, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at Hernando Pasco Hospice Care Center, Dade City, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 19, 1916 in Brocton, N.Y., the son of Carl L. and Edna G. Haviland Lawson. He has lived in Dade City the last 24 years, traveling in their Airstream RV the last 30 years. He was a World War II and is a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a registered nurse having worked for Upjohn as a sales representative, had worked for the New York Department of Social Services and owned and operated PDM Enterprises. He is preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Margaret J. Chaab Lawson. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Gail Thomas Lawson; his children, Michael and Susan Lawson of Dade City and Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Douglas and Christina Lawson, Plattsburgh N.Y.; Patrice and George Harris of Miami and Susan and William Anderson of Richmond, Va.; his grandchildren, Robert J. Lawson, Amanda Lawson and Michael Lawson of Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Elizabeth Anderson living in England. Services and burial will be private later in Plattsburg, N.Y. Hodges Family Funeral Home 301 Chapel, Dade City, Fla.