Mrs. Lillie Beatrice Dawson, age 99, of Lebanon, KY, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Cedars of Lebanon Nursing Center. She was born on September 28, 1912 in Marion County, KY. Mrs. Dawson was a member of the Bethel Star Holiness Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Estell Dawson (1991); parents, Stanley and Annie Hourigan McWhorter; three sons, Bruce Mitchell, James Charles, and William Dawson; three daughters, Mary Lucinda Dawson, Fannie Mae Jones, and Mary Frances Dawson; two brothers, John L., and Estell McWhorter

Survivors include son, Warren R. Dawson, of Muskegon, MI; six daughters, Thelma Dawson, of Milwaukee, WI, Eva Luckett, of Milwaukee, WI. Alberta E. Hazelwood, of Lebanon, KY, Kathryn Johnson, of Lebanon, KY, Lillie King, of Lebanon, KY, Lula Dawson, of Springfield, KY; also surviving are several nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Dawson will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 23, 2012 at Bosley Funeral Home, officiated by Elder Michael Johnson. Interment will be in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Springfield, KY.

Visitations will be held after 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.