Jimmie Sue "Granny" Lawley

January 23, 1939 - January 4, 2018

Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, January 7, 2017, at Cathedral of Praise for Jimmie Sue “Granny” Lawley, 78, Gadsden, who died Thursday, January 4th, 2017. Pastor Mike Cleckler and Jan Stanley will officiate. Burial will be at Liberty Baptist Cemetery. Village Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Jimmie Sue was born and raised on Sand Mountain. She married at the age of 16 and had 2 sons, Mike and Kenny. She began working at EMCO, where she stayed for 30 plus years. Despite hardships of becoming a single parent, she worked diligently to provide for her two sons who were the world to her, and she to them. She loved working in her yard and attending church at Cathedral of Praise. Always with a smile, a quick wit for everybody and every occasion. She was loved by all that meet her and will truly be missed. She was preceded in death by her brothers; Charles and William A. White; sister, Nellie Jo White Dalrymple; nephew, Danny H. Dalrymple; father, Henry L. White; and mother, Ella Maple Trussell. She is survived by her two sons; Michael “Mike” (Darla) Lawley and Kenneth “Kenny” Lawley; grandchildren, Samantha “Sam” Lawley and Garrett Lawley; and nephew, Daryl Dalrymple. Honorary pallbearers are the entire family of the Cathedral of Praise. Special thanks to Camellia Hospice, Brent, Barbara, Bridgette, Scottie, Jamie, Rachael, the Cathedral of Praise family, and Chris Payne. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 pm until 8 pm at Village Chapel Funeral Home.