Obituary of Betty Jean Lawson Pickens

Betty Jean Lawson Pickens departed this earthly life at the age of 78 on April 29^th, 2025. She was born and raised in Alabama to Eugene Lawson and Anne Mae Crim. She attended school in Gastonburg, Alabama and Boiling Spring Baptist Church at a young age. Betty moved to Milwaukee with her dad, Eugene Lawson, the later years she moved to Indiana with her mother, Annie Mae. Betty married and became a beloved mother and housewife. She loved being around family and friends. Later years, upon some complication issues Betty moved to Harcourt Terrace Nursing home, where she resided until her passing. Betty loved all activities, especially playing Bingo with her friends. She also loved when her brother would visit her. Betty was known for her radiant smile and always telling everyone, “I love you, be safe”. There wasn’t a person she didn’t love or touch with her kindness. Betty was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Diana Lawson Walker. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Willa M. Lawson and Roxanne Lawson Williams and her husband David Williams; sons, Lee Andrew Lawson, Bryant Eugene Lawson and Perry Dayne Pickens and his wife, Tracie Pickens; grandchildren, Kailah Pickens, Layla Pickens, Zayden Pickens, Andrew Lee Lawson, Jaylen Lee Lawson, Travis Cress, Anthony Dwayne Dowdy, Nakiesha Nicole Griffith, Meoshi S. Lawson, Jannelle E. Lawson and Demetrius A. Lawson; great grandchildren, Elijah J. Cleveland, Jeilani E. Lawson and Phoenix B. Lawson; her beloved sisters and brother, Sharon Denis Lawson, Connie Birdsong and Eugene Lawson Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.