Pauline N. "Polly" (Naas) Lawson, 98, of Peru, IL passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Country Comfort in Princeton. Polly was born April 18, 1923, in Roanoke, VA to Oliver L. and Mabel (Ruliffson) Naas. She married George R. "Joe" Lawson on April 13, 1951, at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville. Polly was a graduate of Hope College in Holland, MI and received her master's degree from Ohio State University. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a pharmacist mate from April 1945 to June 1946. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society - Omicron Chapter. She retired as a teacher and counselor in Preble County, OH. Polly was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, LaSalle. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star - Chandlerville Chapter, Illinois Valley Community Hospital (now St. Margaret's Hospital) Auxiliary and the Illinois Valley Women's Club. Survivors include one son, Larry (Deborah) Lawson of Princeton; her step-daughter, Juanita Lawson (Alan) Sharman of England; seven grandchildren, Hazel (Emmet) Sims, Dr. Lucinda (Dr. Joshua Miller) Lawson, Joan (Clark) Simpson, George (Christine) Lawson, William (Julia Fornek) Lawson, John Kennedy, and Jennie Sharman; eleven great-grandchildren, Jenah, Cora and Evelyn Sims, Lillian and Joseph Simpson, Bryony and Orion Miller, William, Lucille, and Paulina Lawson, and Alex Kennedy; her sister, Hazel (James) Kaiser of Rochester, NY; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, on January 19, 1993; one son, Jay Norman Lawson in infancy; step-granddaughter, Elizabeth Kennedy; four brothers, Clarence, Wendell, Donald, and George Naas; and three sisters, Marjorie Williams, Marion Betteridge, and Esca Adair. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville, with burial and military honors to follow at Manchester Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 10 - 11 a.m. prior to the service. For family health reasons, we respectfully request everyone wear a mask during the service. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago. Mueller Funeral Home in Peru has assisted the family with local arrangements. Condolences may be sent at buchanancody.com or MuellerFH.com. Visitation Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home, Jacksonville Chapel Friday, March 25, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 1100 Lincoln Ave. Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 Funeral Service Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home, Jacksonville Chapel Friday, March 25, 2022 11:00 AM 1100 Lincoln Ave. Jacksonville, Illinois 62650