Oscar F. Dawson. 71, Toledo, died Sunday in Mercy Hospital, Toledo, after a short illness.

Surviving are his wife, Mary, a son, Robert O., Fort Hood, Texas; a daughter, Madonna Braucher, Liberty Center; nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son and two sisters.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Walter Funeral Home, Toledo, the Reverend Mike Jackson officiating. Interment will be in Young's Cemetery, Liberty Center.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.