Lawrence John "Shorty" Eatwell (1926-2007)

EATWELL, ROLLINGS, FISHER, SPEISER, ENGLISH, FERGUSON, REED

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 6/14/2007 at 07:17:45

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, June 13, 2007.

Jan. 27, 1926-June 11, 2007

Lawrence John "Shorty" Eatwell, 81, of Sherwood, Ohio, died Monday, June 11, at Inpatient Hospice Facility in Defiance, Ohio. Graveside funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 14, in Sherwood Cemetery in Sherwood, Ohio, with the Rev. Ned Speiser officiating.

Lawrence John "Shorty" Eatwell was born Jan. 27, 1926, in Mingo, the son of John and Florence (Rollings) Eatwell. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a self-employed carpenter and farmer. He married Adelaide (Durby) Fisher on Jan. 29, 1984, in Nevada.

He is survived by his wife, Adelaide, of Defiance, Ohio; two stepdaughters, Nancy (Jim) Speiser, of Defiance, and Brenda (John) English, of Bryan, Ohio; five stepsons, Harlan (Paula) Fisher, of Texas, Arlo (Connie) Fisher, Kevin (Sara) Fisher and Lyle Fisher, all of North Carolina, and Bradley (Kelly) Fisher, of Iowa; two brothers, John and Loren Eatwell, of Iowa; three sisters, Bonnie Ferguson and Betty Reed, of Iowa, and Shirley Eatwell, of Illinois; and many step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant stepson, Spencer Fisher.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Defiance Inpatient Hospice Facility or the activity fFund of Brookview Nursing Care Center.

Condolences may be sent to the family and the online guest book may be signed at www.burrfh.com.

Burr Funeral Home and Crematory of Sherwood, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements.

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