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John R. Lawton

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John R. Lawton

Birth
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Death
6 Jan 2018 (aged 68)
Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7862048, Longitude: -90.2197113
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John R. Lawton, 68, of Albany, IL, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, in Bettendorf, IA.
Cremation rites have been accorded; there will be no visitation or funeral services. Interment will be in the Lusk Memorial Cemetery in Albany.
The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John was born June 26, 1949, in Pekin, IL, to Earl A. and Beneta B. (Saunders-Folk) Lawton.
He was educated in the Fulton schools in Fulton, IL. He married Jane M. Kilgore on June 5, 1970 in Fulton. He was an over the road truck driver for 33 years for various trucking companies and then retired in 2009 from Collis Company in Clinton, IA. John was a member of the 40 And 8 Society, a club for veterans. He raced stock cars in East Moline for seven years.
Survivors include his wife, Jane; one daughter, Brandi (Keith) Raab; one son, Brendon (Heather) Lawton; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Toni Lawton and Jeanne Thulen and one brother, David (Kay) Lawton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Bridgette Lawton; one brother, Randall D. Lawton and his beloved dog, Peanut.

Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
John R. Lawton, 68, of Albany, IL, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, in Bettendorf, IA.
Cremation rites have been accorded; there will be no visitation or funeral services. Interment will be in the Lusk Memorial Cemetery in Albany.
The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John was born June 26, 1949, in Pekin, IL, to Earl A. and Beneta B. (Saunders-Folk) Lawton.
He was educated in the Fulton schools in Fulton, IL. He married Jane M. Kilgore on June 5, 1970 in Fulton. He was an over the road truck driver for 33 years for various trucking companies and then retired in 2009 from Collis Company in Clinton, IA. John was a member of the 40 And 8 Society, a club for veterans. He raced stock cars in East Moline for seven years.
Survivors include his wife, Jane; one daughter, Brandi (Keith) Raab; one son, Brendon (Heather) Lawton; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Toni Lawton and Jeanne Thulen and one brother, David (Kay) Lawton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Bridgette Lawton; one brother, Randall D. Lawton and his beloved dog, Peanut.

Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home


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  • Added: Jul 30, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230103151/john_r-lawton: accessed ), memorial page for John R. Lawton (26 Jun 1949–6 Jan 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 230103151, citing Lusk Memorial Cemetery, Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Gina (contributor 46846562).