VINTON:  Pearl Lee Kovacs, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.

Private family graveside services will be held at Chapel Gardens Cemetery in Oak Lawn, IL.

Pearl was born on November 30, 1923 in Georgia to Thomas Jefferson and Eliza (Dunn) Lawson Sr.  Pearl was united in marriage to Alex Kovacs in 1945 in Macon, GA.  The couple lived in the Chicago area for many years.  Following Alex's death, Pearl moved to Shellsburg to be near her daughter.  She had been a resident of the Lutheran Home since 2008.

She is survived by her son-in-law, Daniel A. Harris II of Shellsburg; grandchildren, Daniel Harris III of Shellsburg; granddaughter-in-law Stacy Harris of Garrison; 5 great grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Alex; daughter Georgia Lee Harris; and her grandson Kenneth Harris.

On-line condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com