Mary Louise Barber, 68, of Okeechobee and Plant City, died June 24, 2013.
Born July 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late James “Shorty” Lawson and Ludell Bennett Butler.
She was the caregiver for her mother, Ludell, who survives her.
Survivors include her son, Ray Barber (Robin); daughter, Jeanette McDonald (Stephen); brothers, Earl Lawson (JoAnne), James Lawson and Jimmy Lawson (Dawn); sister, Betty Mattair; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Lawson, and sister, Doris Saranko.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m., June 28, at Haught Funeral Home Chapel, 708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Interment will be in Hopewell Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., June 27, at Haught.
Online condolences may be made at haughtfuneralhome.com.
