William Lawson Cording Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

W. Lawson Cording died peacefully on May 13, 2022 at his farmhouse in Still Pond Neck in Kent County, Maryland, where he lived since 1952 with his wife, and raised a family of four children. Lawson was born on March 2, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1952 with a degree in Agriculture. In the same year, he married his wife Jean, whom he met in Ocean City, New Jersey. Together, they moved to the farm in Still Pond to grow crops, and raise cattle and sheep. As his family began to grow, Lawson moved into sales, traveling and selling sporting goods on Delmarva, then marketing test equipment for LaMotte Chemical up until his retirement in 1986. In his retirement years, he worked in the Kent County Sanitation Commission overseeing the establishment of waste treatment plants in the local municipalities. In his younger days, he was a member of the Betterton Lions Club and volunteered for the Kent County Parks and Recreation to help establish Worton Park. Lawson embraced the country life, spending countless hours on his John Deere B tractor doing farm work. In the early years, he enjoyed hunting deer and waterfowl, and guiding goose hunting parties on the farm. He and his wife were avid gardeners of flowers, vegetables, shrubbery and trees; and both had a passion for fishing. He also found pleasure day sailing the Chesapeake Bay onboard his Rainbow sailboat. Lawson was a life-long member of the Chester River Yacht and Country Club where he enjoyed playing golf, and also the Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Chestertown), where he was a lay reader and served as Senior Warden on the vestry. Lawson was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Jean (Mahony); a brother, Jack; and an oldest daughter, Carol (Keil) and her husband Bob. He is survived by sons Bill (William Lawson, Jr.) and his longtime partner Angela Elburn; and Mark and his wife Jennifer; and a daughter Kim (Balderson) and her husband Joe; along with eight grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Lawson's caregiver team and especially his "angel," Pam Boulden, who cared for him for more than four years and stood by him to his final day at the farm. Lawson’s life will be celebrated privately on his farm with family in attendance. If you would like to remember Lawson with a gift, consider a donation to his favorite charity, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html.

William Lawson Cording Sr.

March 2, 1928 - May 13, 2022