A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2019 at St. Andrews Lutheran Church with Rev. John Trump officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2019 in Forest Hills Cemetery in Rock Hill. Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, is assisting the family.
Born in Georgetown on February 5, 1973, she was the only daughter of Harry Eaton Dawson III and Katherine B. Barnes.
She enjoyed hiking through the woods with her camera in tow; she was an avid birdwatcher and talented amateur photographer, who was more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it.
She enjoyed traveling and exploring new places; her favorite trip ever was to the Grand Canyon several years ago. She was a South Carolina girl; having lived in the Midlands for over 20 years, she grew up near the coast. She enjoyed being on the lake, but the beach was her happy place. To quote Melissa, "There is just something about having my toes in the sand and hearing the crashing waves that soothes my soul."
Melissa will be greatly missed by all who loved her, especially her mother, Kathy B. Barnes (Sandy Barnes) of Rock Hill, her father, Harry E. Dawson III (Vicki Murrill) of Camden; her brother, Thomas Bruce Dawson (Julie Dawson); her son, Jeffery LUKE Courtney of Chapin; also LUKE's father, Jeffery Frank Courtney of Chapin, and Jeff's mother, Sybil Long of Columbia, S.C. She will also be greatly missed by her extended family and friends.
For full obituary and to sign the online guestbook, please visit www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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