Funeral service for Elisabeth M. Dawson will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Jim Coe, Holy Family Catholic Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.

Elisabeth M. Dawson, age 88, of Lawton, OK, was peacefully called to be with our Lord on Friday, June 2 ^nd , 2017. She was born on October 2 ^nd , 1928 in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, to Karl and Maria Lipp and grew up in Eislingen/Fils in the state of Wurtemburg, Germany.

After completing school, she worked as a secretary for the US Army at Cooke Barracks in Goppingen, Germany where she met her future husband, Sgt Pancho V. Dawson.  They were married on February 13, 1952 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.  They moved to Fort Smith, AR with Sgt Dawson then leaving to join US Forces in the Korean Conflict. At the conclusion of the hostilities, Pancho returned and the family spent multiple tours with the US Army, oscillating between Germany and Fort Sill, OK.

The family finally settled in Lawton, OK in August 1966. Pancho then retired from the US Army and the family owned and operated Westerama Texaco on the west side of town. The family moved several times ultimately settling into Elisabeth's dream home.

Although Elisabeth did work at several jobs short-term, her primary focus was a home maker, raising their children. She loved gardening, having one of the prettiest yards in the neighborhood and some of the best vegetables around. She also enjoyed cooking, easily blending German and American cuisine in an artful manner.

She is preceded in death by both her parents, Karl and Maria Lipp, a son, James P Dawson.

She is survived by her loving husband, Pancho V. Dawson and her children, Jeff Dawson and wife Debbie of Conroe, TX, Jerry Dawson and his wife Tonya, of Lawton and Julie LaSorsa and her husband, Tony, of Cache. She also has five grandchildren; Matthew Dawson, Hillary Miller, Josh Dawson, Justin West and Andrew LaSorsa as well as four great grandchildren; Colten and Clayton West, Ryleigh Miller and Aubrey Dawson.

The family wishes to thank the staffs of McMahon Tomlinson Nursing Center, Visiting Angels and CCMH Hospice for the loving care they each provided for Elisabeth in the final season of her life.