Obituary of Janet Anne Lawton
At Riverview Gardens Nursing Home, on Thursday June 5th, Mrs. Janet Lawton of Chatham passed away peacefully in her sleep in her 91st year.
Dear mother of Bradley & Krystal Lawton of Mobile, Alabama, and the late Mary Ann Lawton-Betts. Cherished grandma of Christopher and Candace. Predeceased by her husband Beverley (April 2020), parents Allen and Helen Lundy, stepfather Ingram Strain and her siblings James, John, Robert and Mary. Aunt to many nieces and nephews on the Lundy and Lawton families.
She was an amazing woman who had 3 successful careers, at Bell Canada, Housewife and Mother and then with the Government of Canada. Known for her cooking, charity and grace, she was one of the last old school moms who could whip up a lunch for a bunch of hungry boys in no time and let's not even get started on her carrot cake!
A Private Committal Service will be held at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. In lieu of donations, take your Mom or a loved one out for dinner. Don’t skimp on the sides. Tip your wait staff. Hug them a little longer.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com.
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459 St. Clair Street, Chatham
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