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Stetson Dawson Obituary
Stetson Ray Dawson, 11 months of Lepanto, Arkansas, went to be with Jesus, on Friday, October 3, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born on October 16, 2024, in Jonesboro, Arkansas to James Allen and Casey Diane Simmons Dawson.
He is preceded in death by his great grandparents: J.E. and Louise Crawford, Martha Simmons, Eugene Dawson, Dale and Katherine Mason and Edward Bud Fires and his great-great grandparents: James and Faye Lucas.
Stetson is survived by his parents: James and Casey Dawson of Lepanto, two brothers: Granger Allen Dawson and Colt James Dawson of Lepanto, grandparents: David and Michelle Simmons of Lepanto, Melissa Dawson of Johnston City, Illinois, Jaelu and John Davis of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Charlie and Holly Dawson of Marked Tree and Eric and Denise McGhee of Lepanto, great grandparents: Clyde Simmons of Lepanto, Richard and Ruth Smith of Heafer, Dorothy Fires of Lepanto, Cathy and Robbie Robinson of West Plains, Missouri and J.W. and Ivaleen McGhee of Lepanto, Larry and Lisa Stone of Marked Tree, three aunts: Samantha Fugate (Jax) of Carbondale, Illinois, Tailyn Arnold (Joe) of Lodi, Ohio and Emily Davis of Searcy, one uncle: Cody Davis of Searcy, several great aunts, great uncles, a host of cousins and other family.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Delancey Funeral Home in Lepanto, Arkansas.
Funeral service will be held Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 10:00a.m. at Delancey Funeral Home in Lepanto, Arkansas.
Interment will follow at Potter Memorial Cemetery in Lepanto, Arkansas.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
200 Miles St P.O. Box 684, Lepanto, AR 72354
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