MARY JOANN LOVELL LAWSON MCDANIEL

Mary Joann Lovell Lawson McDaniel, 84 of Chesterfield, VA and formerly of Bluefield, VA passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021.  Born in Bluefield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Shields and Elizabeth Jewell Collins Lovell.  She was of the Christian faith and loved her children and grandchildren with a passion. She enjoyed working in her vegetable garden.  Until her health failed, she was very active and outgoing, often taking spontaneous trips with family.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands: Virgil Lawson and Henry McDaniel; siblings: James, Ronnie, Doug and Wade Lovell; grandson: David Joshua Moody.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Debbie Lawson-Shubert (Steve) of Chester, VA and Wayne Lawson of Bluefield, WV; sister: Sandra Mathews (Newton) of Richmond, VA; grandchildren: Elizabeth Blankenship (Kevin), Angela Swim (Kurtis), Stanley Pruitt (Stephanie), Stephanie Cosby (Andrew), Tabitha Breeding (Heath) and Christina Ellison (Russ); numerous great-grandchildren.

A service to celebrate Joann's life will be held Monday, August 2, 2021 at Dudley Memorial Chapel at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Scott Catron officiating.  Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens.  Brian Jeffcoat, Kevin Blankenship, Kurtis Swim, Steve Shubert, Andrew Cosby and Stanley Pruitt will serve as pallbearers.  Friends may visit with the family on Monday from 10:30 A.M. until the hour of the service.

The family would like to thank the following facilities for the care they gave to Joann during her stay, Delmar Gardens, Mary Mount Manor both of St. Louis, MO and Lucy Corr Retirement Community, Chesterfield, VA.