KINGSPORT - Charles Lawson, 74, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Indian Path Medical Center. Born in Scott County, Virginia, he had retired in 1986 as a Staff Sergeant from the United States Army, having served in Vietnam and numerous overseas assignments. Following his military retirement, he worked for the Department of the Army in Finances and Accounting and retired from there in 2009. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles L.