Funeral services for Audis R. Dawson will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Gallagher Funeral Home with Reverend's Audis E. Dawson and Stewart Holloway officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery under the direction of Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball, Louisiana. Visitation for Mr. Dawson will be from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Monday at Gallagher Funeral Home.
Mr. Dawson was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. Mr. Dawson was a member of First Baptist Church in Pineville, Louisiana, served as a Sunday school teacher and deacon for many years. He retired from Walker Oldsmobile as Parts and Service Manager for over 18 years.
Mr. Dawson was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Rhoda Dawson; a son, Keith Dawson; great-grandson, Christopher Dawson; two sisters, Sepha Dawson and Hazel Etheridge and four brothers, Julius Dawson, Brown Dawson, John Dawson and Harry Lee Dawson.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 65 years, Ivy H. Dawson; a son, Audis E. Dawson (Janis); two grandchildren, Curtis Dawson (Laura) and Christina Downs; five great-granddaughters, Julie Dawson, Melissa Dawson, Ashley Dawson, Alyssa Littleton and Olivia Downs.
To extend online condolences for the Dawson family, please visit www.Gallagherfh.com