Lawson Bevis
Full Name:  Lawson Howard Bevis
     Died:  February 28, 2006, Chipley, Fla.


FSU Career
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1949                 *                                           


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Lawson Bevis Obituary

Published by Tallahassee Democrat on Mar. 1, 2006.

Lawson Howard Bevis, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at the North West Florida Community Hospital. Mr. Bevis moved from Tallahassee to Chipley in 1996. He retired as a public-health consultant and was a member of Blue Lake Baptist Church and the Friends of the Library. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Bevis; two daughters, Sally Bevis Holder of Jacksonville and Cassandra "Sandy" Bevis Locke (and husband John B. Locke) of Chipley; a daughter-in-law, Valerie Bevis of Milton; four grandchildren, Amy Elizabeth Locke, John Aaron Locke, Troy Lawson Bevis and Rachel Marie Bevis; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Lawson Howard Bevis Jr.



FSU Statistics
Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1949                  1-0                                              1-0               1-0
Tot                   1-0                                              1-0               1-0

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Dick Bradley 1949 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Murray Voth 1949 0-1 0-1 0-1 George Diamond 1949 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 Totals 2-1 0-2 1-0 1-1 0-1 2-2
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 04/18/1949 5 Brigance Mississippi College W 6-2, 6-3 1- 0
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 04/01/1949 2 Dick Bradley Tharpe/Trevitt Mercer W 6-4, 7-5 1- 0 04/18/1949 1 Dick Bradley Davis/Wilson Mississippi College W 6-4, 6-2 2- 0 04/19/1949 3 George Diamond Brigance/Kitching Mississippi College L 1-6, 9-7, 6-4 2- 1 04/30/1949 2 Murray Voth Gelburd/Johnson Emory L 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 2- 2