Kathy Starr Lawson age 51 of Galax, Va. passed away Friday, November 2, 2007 in North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Lawson was born in Pulaski, Va. on January 8, 1956 to Lowell & Hilda Jones Welch. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Steve Lawson. She is survived by her husband James Lawson; son Randy Lawson both of Galax, Va.; sister Sharon of Washington, DC; brother Charlie Ogle of Hillsville, Va.; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held Monday, November 5,2007 at 2:00 pm in Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with Rev. Robert Akers officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from seven until nine at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.