Larry Wayne Lawson passed away April 4, 2014 at his home in Austinville. Larry loved his family, especially his great-great nieces and nephews and enjoyed gardening, his cat and his "cow." He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Larry graduated from Woodlawn High School and Wytheville Community College and worked for many years at the Southwest Virginia Training Center. He is preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, the Reverend Albert Dale and Mavis Lawson Frazier of Austinville and his parents, Garfield and Martha Lawson of Austinville. Larry is survived by his brother and sister-in law Winford and Mildred Lawson, of Austinville; nephews and nieces Greg and Becky Frazier, Donna and Barry Thomas, Angie and Scott Crigger, all of Austinville; Stan Frazier of Charlotte; Laura Wilson of Richmond and Bobby Houser of Austinville; 6 great nieces and nephews and 5 great-great nieces and nephews. Also surviving are many special friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 7 at 1:00 PM at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel in Hillsville, VA with Rev. Phillip Campbell, pastor of Shorts Creek Church of God, officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Monday prior to the service. There will be no graveside service. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family.