Lawson "L.B." Quinn

Mr. Lawson B. “L. B.” Quinn, 82, died Wednesday, May 19th, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 20th at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Donald Ham, Rev. Wesley Landrum, and Rev. Hubert Yates officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Quinn was born March 25, 1928, in Winston County, the son of Ophelia Reed and David Monroe Quinn. He retired after 37 1/2 years as machine shop foreman with Taylor Machine Works. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Frances Hamm Quinn of Louisville; two daughters, Vickie (Randy) Hatten of Slidell, LA, and Betty (Wesley) Landrum of Union, MS; a son, Billy (Tanya) J. Quinn of Atlanta, GA; a sister, Jane (Bob) Sherwood of Lake Hafasu City, AZ; seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Memorials may be made to the Macedonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 5070 Hwy 397, Louisville, MS, 39339, or St. Judes Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.