Jane (Fancher) Lawton
Jane (Fancher) Lawton
Jane (Fancher) Lawton was born April 6, 1943 in Jamestown, New York she passed away in Veneta, Oregon July 2, 2024. Her parents were Rollin A. Fancher and Annie P (Pullan) Fancher. She attended Jamestown Public Schools and Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, her occupation was an Elementary School teacher and a librarian.
Jane married James J. Lawton on June 19, 1965.
Jane is survived by her loving husband James “Jim” of Florence, Oregon. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Two sisters Judith F. Hagadorn and Mary F. Ker also survive her.
She was proceeded in death by her parents and a sister Elizabeth F. Goffar.
Jane enjoyed music, art, reading, travel and volunteering.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in her name to Florence-Friends Of The Siuslaw Library or Jamestown: Prendergast Library or Smith Memorial Library, Chautauqua Institution.
At her request her urn will be placed at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Lakewood, New York.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.