Christopher Lee Dawson, son of Phil Dawson and Penny Carson Dawson, was born in Kennett, Missouri on December 10, 1976. And departed this life Hilton Head, South Carolina of on March 1, 2023 at the age of 46.

Mr. Dawson was a Retired Disabled Veteran of the United States Army. He was a resident of Bluffton, South Carolina.

He was united in marriage to Scarlett Ann Ayers in Piggott, Arkansas on May 15, 2002. Mrs. Dawson and daughter Emma survives in their home in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Other survivors include his parents, Phil & Penny Dawson of Bernie; one daughter, Emma Ann Dawson of Bluffton, South Carolina; by one brother, Terry Dawson & wife Catrina of Dexter, Missouri; by three sisters, Tommie Ellenburg & husband Allan of Bernie, Missouri, Toni Hill & husband Jeremy of Bloomfield, Missouri and Loni Dawson of Caruthersville, Missouri; also by other relatives and many friends.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in BERNIE, Missouri on Monday, March 6, 2023 from 10:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel at 1:30 P.M. with Rev. Jeff Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery with full military honors.

Donations may be made to:

Folds of Honor

Department 13

Tulsa, Ok 74182

Donation Forms are found at

Foldsofhonor.org & Mathis Funeral Home

Folds of Honor is a educational scholarship for veterans children.

Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting with arrangements.