Lawson

On March 22, 2007, VIRGIE LAWSON; loving mother of Priscilla L. Marshall, Mattie L. Mumby and Scholfield Lawson, Jr. She is also survived by a devoted niece, Phyllis Gentry; daughter-in-law, Elsie Lawson and son-in-law, William Mumby; five grandchildren a host of great-grands, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Sunday after 10, where family will receive friends from 4 to 6. Family will also receive friends on Monday at Zion Baptist Church, 1700 N. Caroline Street, at 10:30, followed by funeral services at 11.

The case against a Baltimore man accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy in Harper's Choice in September was thrown into uncertainty yesterday when the victim failed to appear in court.Maurice Green's trial on a charge of attempted murder was scheduled to begin yesterday, but prosecutors were granted a postponement until July because nobody seemed to know the whereabouts of Raymond T. Lawson.Lawson "is an essential witness," said Assistant State's Attorney Debra Saltz.Last week, a Howard County circuit judge issued an order to detain Lawson for trial after prosecutors expressed concern that he might not appear to testify.

When Colleen Lawson decided to go out for cross country at North Carroll instead of soccer, she was taking on a new sport. In fact, she and North Carroll cross country coach Tom Davidson readily admitted that she still had a lot to learn.The North Carroll opponents probably thought Lawson learned rather well, as she won the Carroll County, Central Maryland Conference, region and Class 3A state championships and was named The Sun's All-Metro Runner of the Year.Now with a new season comes a new challenge.

BOONSBORO -- Deep in the woods above town, Walter Lawson and his boys help others make beautiful music.In their hands, fat rolls of sheet metal and long tubes of copper become the graceful curves and polished bells of some of the world's finest French horns.To the untrained eye and ear, Lawson horns might look ordinary. But to music's hottest lips, including several in Baltimore, a Lawson horn is worth a year's wait.Each one is crafted to exacting specifications and adjusted to the player's needs.

After failing to appear at the trial of his accused assailant, the victim of a September shooting in Harper's Choice was being detained yesterday by Howard County authorities.Raymond T. Lawson, 17, is scheduled to appear today before a juvenile master and then the Howard County Circuit Court judge who issued the order to detain him, said Assistant State's Attorney Debra Saltz.Maurice Green, 21, is charged with attempted murder and assault stemming from the Sept. 20 incident in which Lawson was wounded.

Howard County prosecutors tried yesterday to link the shooting of a teen-ager in Harper's Choice last year to an impression left by a handgun in the defendant's car.That shooting was the first of two in September that rocked Harper's Choice. Police quickly found a suspect, charging Maurice Green, 22, with attempted first-degree murder stemming from the shooting of Raymond T. Lawson and robbery on Sept. 20. Green's trial began Monday.Prosecutors apparently lack other physical evidence directly linking Green to the crime; a Howard County crime scene technician testified yesterday that police did not find any shell casings, fingerprints or other evidence to link Green to the scene.

Defending champion Colleen Lawson left her rival, Lee McDuff, in the dust and gasping for water after surging the last 200 yards to capture her second Class 3A title, one of the few dramatic finishes at the Maryland State Cross Country meets at Hereford High School.For the fourth time, Westminster won the 4A boys title, and River Hill edged South Carroll by 12 points for the boys 3A title.Gaithersburg's Marcus Hershberger was the day's biggest surprise after he swept by Westminster's pack of stars to swipe the boys 4A title.

The 18-year-old victim of a shooting last year in Columbia's Harper's Choice village acknowledged in court testimony yesterday he is unsure whether the man on trial pulled the trigger.Raymond T. Lawson, formerly of Wilde Lake, testified that Maurice Green, 22, of Baltimore was present when he was accosted by two men about 12: 30 a.m. Sept. 30, 1998, near Harper's Choice Village Center. A gun was put to his temple, he was pushed from his bicycle, kicked in the head, robbed of about $100 and shot in the abdomen, Lawson said.

Walters Omington Lawson, 28, whose last known address was in New York City, was identified by police yesterday as the man who was fatally shot Monday in an alley in West Baltimore.Lawson was found by police about 8: 30 p.m. in an alley behind the 1300 block of Edmondson Ave., bleeding from gunshot wounds.Fire Department medics pronounced Lawson dead at the scene about 8: 50 p.m.Police knew of no motive and had no suspects.Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Chris Bieling at 410-396-2100.

The 18-year-old man accused of attempted murder in the second of two Harper's Choice shootings in September took the stand in his own defense yesterday, testifying that it was another man who pulled the trigger in retaliation for the shooting 24 hours earlier.In several hours of testimony before a Howard Circuit Court jury, Robert Joseph Manning said that Tavon Donya Sands fired the shot from a sawed-off shotgun that seriously wounded John Gordon Jackson, 38, outside the Fall River Terrace apartments about 1: 50 a.m. Sept.

A 22-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus 20 years for a January 2008 murder for which prosecutors were unable to establish a motive. Danny Battle of the 3400 block of Ramona Ave. was convicted by a city jury July 31 of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the Jan. 25, 2008, shooting death of Irvin Lawson, 32, in the 900 block of Pennsylvania Ave. Prosecutors said Battle approached Lawson and another person as they were walking to Lawson's apartment and opened fire, striking Lawson in the back of the head, chest and back.

Police have identified three recent homicide victims, bringing to five the total number of people killed over the past weekend as violence continued on the city's West Side. Among the victims was Marcella Lawson, 64, who was found behind a vehicle that was being taken away by a tow truck driver. An officer had called for the tow truck after noticing the Honda Accord with its lights on in the 2800 block of Edgecombe Circle North, in Northwest Baltimore, and determining it was abandoned, said Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman.

DETROIT -Ty Lawson had quite a month. His toe injury panicked thousands. His casino winnings appalled the pious. But nothing could match his Monday. "Never in a million years," he said, "would I think I'd get the Point Guard of the Year and win the national championship." Lawson collected the personal hardware, the Cousy Award, in late morning. Come prime time, he tormented Michigan State and led North Carolina to its fifth NCAA men's basketball title. Neither distinction is debatable.

Maryland coach Gary Williams said a couple of victories in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Atlanta would likely gain the Terps entrance into the NCAA tournament. "Two wins would put us in good shape," Williams said yesterday. He qualified his remarks to make sure everyone listening knew he was not looking past North Carolina State in tomorrow night's opener. "N.C. State - that's the whole key," he said. The seventh-seeded Terps (18-12) defeated No. 10 N.C. State (16-13) on the road this month.

On February 4, 2009, loving mother of Pauletta B. Lawson, Rev. Harriete F. Taylor, Byron M. Lawson Sr., and Maurice Ward. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family-owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Monday after 9 AM, where family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM. The family will also receive friends on Tuesday at Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church, 1128 Pennsylvania Avenue at 10 followed by funeral services at 10:30 AM.

On February 2,2009, LAWSON "Butch" JOHNSON; he leaves to cherish his memories, three children, Rhonda Vass, Justin Chaney and Melissa Johnson; one sister, Deborah Saddler and two brothers, Courtney Johnson and Ross Johnson. On Today, a memorial service will b be held at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Chapel, 4905 York road, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 3:30 P.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 433-7500.

On February 2, 2009 LAWSON "BUTCH" JOHNSON. He leaves to cherish his memories, three children, Rhonda Vass; Justin Chaney; and Melissa Johnson; two sisters Courtney Johnson and Deborah Saddler; and one brother Ross Johnson. On Saturday, a memorial service will be held at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Chapel, 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 3:00 P.M to 3:30 P.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)433-7500

Tanya Lawson's brightly painted orange fingernails glide along the keyboard, tap-tap-tapping under the fluorescent perma-glow of the NeighborCare pharmacy data processing center. Lawson, 43, handles one billing claim after another from a lonely cubicle by the wall. About the only other sound is the gurgle and hiss of the fax machine spitting out more prescriptions. It's Monday at 5:30 a.m., and Howard County is just waking up under a streaky graphite sky. Lawson, on the job four hours already, has barely begun her workday.

The Rev. James Lawson is out of step with modern Christianity. Take gay marriage. Speaking in support of a proposed state constitutional ban on same sex unions in Florida, one Rev. Hayes Wicker of First Baptist Church in Naples, Fla., was recently quoted by the Naples Daily News as saying, "This is a tremendous social crisis, greater even than the issue of slavery." As asinine as that remark is, it is perfectly in step with much of modern Christianity, which has spent years demonizing gay men and lesbians.

On March 6, 2008, LAWSON CHISHOLM. Friends may call at the CHATMAN- HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Road, Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m. The family will receive friends at Southern Baptist Church, 1701 N. Chester St., Friday, 10 a.m. Funeral Services will begin 10:30 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.