SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sharon Elaine Lawson McFarland, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Calvin McFarland, died Saturday evening, August 13, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Joe Henry Lawson and the late Mae Sue Beverly Lawson. She was of the Baptist faith and was a caregiver at various day care centers for over thirteen years in many countries.

Surviving are her husband of 27 years, Calvin McFarland of Savannah, Georgia; one daughter, Clarissa McFarland of Savannah, Georgia; one son, Calvin McFarland of Savannah, Georgia; five brothers, Joe Lawson, Jr., Ottaway Lawson, Sr. and his wife, Debra, Rufus Lawson, William Lawson, Sr., and Tucker Lawson, all of Pensacola, Florida; four sisters, Dorothy Lawson Stallworth, Edna Lawson, and Victoria Lawson Betts, all of Pensacola, Florida, and Nellie Lawson of Columbia, South Carolina, and many nieces, nephews cousins and friends.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Monday at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

The funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service.  Interment will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Remembrances: Wounded Warrior Project – Post Office Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.