William A. Dawson, 86, passed away on April 26, 2015. He was born in Northumberland County, resided in Lively for over 50 years and later moved to Kilmarnock. William was the son of the late Addison Henry Dawson and Grace Vanlandingham Dawson.

He was a U. S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean War. William was a very active and loyal charter member of the Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department with 67 years of service and a member of the Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department. He was a 60 year Mason with the Lancaster Union Lodge 88 A. F. and A. M and a member of the Richmond Scottish Rite Bodies and the ACCA Temple A. A. O. N .M. S.

William was the owner for many years of a Retail and Wholesale Egg Distribution Company; he was an assistant manager for Coburn Optical and retired from Noblett Appliances and Propane.

William was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Hale Dawson. He is survived by his sons, W. Bruce Dawson (Marcy) of Gainesville, Ga. and Ken Dawson (Marie) of Virginia Beach; his daughter, Peggy D. Jones (Paul) of Burgess; seven grandchildren, Evan Dawson, Craig Dawson, Jenny Dawson, Tiffany Dawson, Kristen Dawson, Ben Jones and April Brenner; six great grandchildren, Avonlea, Weston, Luke, Ella, Allison and Autumn and a devoted companion, Louise Humphreys.

He was affectionately known as GanGan to his grandchildren. Family was a very important part of his life and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p. m. Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock. Interment will follow the service at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lively. Family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 p. m. Friday, May 1 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department, P. O. Box 205, Lively, VA 22507 or Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department, P. O. Box 1295, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.