The David B. Lawson funeral home located in Graham, NC is under investigation by the NC Board of Funeral Services for violating the main ethic of care; leaving a corpse in a hearse.The victim, Linda Walton died last week and her body was removed by the Lawson firm after being released by local police. After removing the body, owner David Lawson admitted that he left the victim in the hearse for approximately 3 days because legally he could not process the body until the next of kin was informed of the death. After being informed that there was no next of kin, Lawson then sent the body to the crematory but it was returned after a day and a half due to the smell of the corpse.
N.C. Board of Funeral Services representative Paul Harris said that the firm is under investigation as they decide whether "responsibility of care and custody to treat bodies with respect at all times" was followed by the firm. The disciplinary committee will meet on September 8, 2010 to decide what discipline should be applied to the David B. Lawson funeral home at that point.
It's a shame when even after death you cannot receive respect by those employed to take care of your remains....even when you have no next of kin. I hope that the committee comes down hard on this guy as this is just unacceptable. With the lawsuits that can be filed from this offense I bet there will be some family to come to the surface and file a suit in the upcoming days.
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