Lake Pleasant---Tabitha Janet Dawson, 23, of Adams St. passed away Friday (9-23-16) at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born September 20, 1993 in Springfield the daughter to Clinton J. Dawson and Melissa M. Peterson.

Tabitha graduated from Mohawk Regional High School in 2013. She had worked at Bakers Pharmacy then for McDonalds. She had many interests including horses, her dog and making people laugh also Tabitha loved the color purple and purple elephants.

Tabitha leaves her mother Melissa M. Finn and her husband Patrick of Buckland, her father Clinton J. Dawson and his significant other Jennifer of Montague, her maternal grandmother Carol Thorne of Oak Grove, KY, and maternal grandfathers, Edward H. Thorne IV of North Grafton, MA. and Kevin Leonard of San Antonio, TX and her paternal grandfather Clinton Dawson of Montague. Tabitha also leaves two sisters, Jennifer Dawson and Krystal Finn both of Buckland and her aunts and uncles, Lisa Reed of Oakville TN, Laura Thorne of Oak Grove, KY, Edward H. Thorne V stationed in Guam with the United States Air Force, Patricia Oates and her husband Brian of Lake Pleasant and Douglas Dawson and his significant other Kayla of Montague. She also leaves many cousins and friends and her dog Felicity.                      

She was predeceased by her paternal grandmother Althea Dawson.

A Celebration of Tabitha will be held Sunday October 9, 2016 at Mohawk Trail Regional High School 26 Ashfield Rd. Shelburne Falls, MA. from 11am to 3pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Centralized Memorial Processing Center, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA. 01701-9376

Arrangements are under the direction of Kostanski Funeral Home.

Sympathy messages available at www.kostanskifuneralhome.com