Obituary of Daniel Paul Lawless

Daniel Paul Lawless, 84, husband of Mary Lawless, died Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Brookdale Sumter. Born in Norristown, PA, he was a son of the late Daniel A. Lawless and Clare Thomsen Smith. Mr. Lawless was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church and was a retired employee of the Social Security Administration. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Daniel A. Lawless (Helena); and Paul P. Lawless; a daughter, Mary Clare Collen (Craig); a brother, Louis Lawless; four grandchildren, Sean, Sydney, Sarah and Rebecca; two great-grandchildren, Sam and Rylee. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M. Monday at St. Anne Catholic Church with Rev. Giovannie Nunez, CRM officiating. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Agape Care South Carolina, 110 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307. On-line condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.