Vivian Adaire Lawson Browder

Vivian Adaire Lawson Browder obituary, Savannah, TN

Vivian Adaire Lawson Browder

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Shackelford Funeral Directors - Savannah

450 Church Street, Savannah, TN

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24

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Memory Gardens of Hardin County

17361 TN-69, Savannah, TN

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Vivian Lawson Browder Obituary

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Mrs. Vivian Adaire Lawson Browder departed this life to be with her Lord on November 19, 2025 at her home in Savannah, TN. She was born in Ramer TN to the late Thomas Bate Lawson and Elsie Burgania Jackson Lawson on October 4rth, 1935. She graduated from Ramer High School in 1953. On Easter Sunday in 1954, she met the love of her life, William Alton Browder of Savannah. They were married a year later on June 19th, 1955, and remained deeply in love and the best of friends until his death in November of 2023.
Mrs. Browder was a loving wife and mother and a devout Christian and member of the Mt. Zion Church of Christ. She raised her two children with happiness and joy. She was always at her husband's side. Vivian was a homemaker, licensed practical nurse, and Beefmaster cattle rancher for several years. She enjoyed working on the land and had a unique way with animals. Vivian did beautiful embroidery work and was a loving grandmother.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by her son William Alton Brower Jr, her grandson William Alton Browder III of Counce, and two sisters Virginia Dancer of Selmer, and Bernice Hite of Michie. She is survived by her daughter Vivian Carden (James) of Monrovia MD and her grandchildren Heather Browder of Newport TN, Bryan Browder of Nashville TN, Ashley Browder of Counce TN, and Frances Smith (Travis) of Washington, DC. She is also survived by her loving caretaker of two years Rachel Sue Hite of Michie TN.

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6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Shackelford Funeral Directors - Savannah

450 Church Street, Savannah, TN

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Nov

24

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Shackelford Funeral Directors - Savannah

450 Church Street, Savannah, TN

Send Flowers

Nov

24

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Shackelford Funeral Directors - Savannah

450 Church Street, Savannah, TN

Send Flowers

Nov

24

Interment

Memory Gardens of Hardin County

17361 TN-69, Savannah, TN

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