Saturday, January 2, 2021 10:02 pm Marc Jason Lawson, 49, of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, following a brief illness. A graduate of Polk County High School, he was known to many friends as "Catfish" in recognition of his love for fishing. He held a bachelor's degree in business from Jacksonville, Ala., State University, a master's of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a master's in education from William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss. A member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland, he was employed by Whirlpool Corp., at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his father, George Gary Lawson.