Shirley Lawton

LAWTON, WUEBBEN, STRINGER

Posted By: Jeff Phillips <genealogynuts@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2/24/2009 at 20:41:03

Shirley Lawton
Feb. 7, 1925-Feb. 17, 2009

IOWA FALLS— Shirley Lawton, 84, of Iowa Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at the Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls, with inurnment at a later date. The Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is in charge of the arrangements. A memorial fund has been established and will be donated to animal shelters.

Shirley Lawton was born on Feb. 7, 1925, in Iowa Falls, the daughter of Harold and Susan (Wuebben) Stringer. She graduated from the Iowa Falls High School in 1943. On March 19, 1944, Shirley was united in marriage to the love of her life, Harold N. Lawton of Alden. They were married 65 years!

Shirley directed the Presbyterian Church Choir at Rolfe for 13 years while residing in that community.

In 1963, the family moved to Creston. Mrs. Lawton became district chairman of the Moingona Girl Scout Council of Des Moines. She was secretary to the vice principal of Creston High School, Creston, for many years.

Shirley and Bud moved to Atlantic in 1968. Shirley became secretary to the vice principal and athletic director at Atlantic High School. Shirley was president of the Atlantic Iowa Golf and Country Club Women’s Association. She directed the Iowa Women’s Golf Association tournament “Forever 39” held in Atlantic. Mrs. Lawton retired as Cass County judge in Atlantic in 1984 after serving in that capacity for 5 1⁄2 years.

She received the Freedom Foundation Award in 1984 as she had developed an Intervention Program as judge, regarding juveniles charged as minors in possession of beer. She developed this program after eight high school boys died in a car accident and beer was found in their car. This program went into effect in several locations in Iowa. Following retirement in 1984, she then moved to Fairfield Bay, Ark., with her husband, Bud. She was a member of the Fairfield Bay Indian Hills Golf Club, Fairfield Bay Log Cabin Museum, United States Golf Association and the Fairfield Bay Animal Protection League where she volunteered.

Mourning her loss and celebrating her life are her husband, Harold N. (Bud) of Iowa Falls; two daughters, Susan Stock of Webster City and grandchildren Marina and David Stock, Michael and Michelle Stock and Matthew and Karol Stock, and Katherine Van Horn and Steven of Algonquin, Ill., and grandchildren Kristofer Van Horn and Jamie, Sigourney (Van Horn) Guilford and Troy; three great-grandchildren, Chloe Van Horn, Preston Stock and Pierce Stock; and her constant companion and four-legged pal, Pippen.

Mrs. Lawton was preceded in death by her parents.

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