John Levi Dawson

JOHN LEVI DAWSON John Levi Dawson, 72, of 129 Homestead Road, Candler, died Tuesday, September 30, 2003, in an Asheville hospital. Mr. Dawson was born in Lenoir County and was a son of the late John Herman and Bessie Rouse Dawson. He was a direct descendant of Lt. Col. Levi Dawson who fought in the Revolutionary War. He was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and attended East Tennessee State University. He served six years in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was employed in sales most of his life and was retired after 25 years as Senior Account Manager with Scott Paper Co. He was a member of the West Asheville Masonic Lodge #665. During the 1960’s and 70’s he was heavily involved with Little League Baseball in Asheville. He served terms as president and vice-president for the West Asheville Little League Association. He also served as an administrator for National Little League of WNC and Commissioner of Asheville Little League for several years. He was a very devoted Dean Smith and Tar Heels Basketball fan and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Sylvia P. Dawson; two sons, Darren Dawson of Dunn, NC and Michael Dawson and his wife Kimberly, and two grandchildren, Matthew and Katie Dawson, all of Candler. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Bynum Orr officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Asheville High School Marine Corps JROTC at Pisgah View Memorial Park. His family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Asheville, NC 28801, or to the American Heart Associaiton, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.