Barbara K Lawton

Per her request, cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services at this time. Online condolences may be left at rungemortuary.com.

Barbara was born in Davenport on March 25, 1933. She was the daughter of Harvey Asmus and Irene (Detlaf) Wolf. Upon graduating from high school, Barb worked for Petersen Paper Company for four years. She married Willis S. Rosing in 1954 which ended in 1963. There were two sons from that marriage, Willis S. Rosing Jr. and Michael Warren Rosing. Barb married Charles C. Lawton in 1964 and they had a son, James Curtis Lawton. She later married Steven D. King in 2007.

She was part owner of Lawton’s Market in Davenport and when that closed, she went to work for Vera French Community Mental Health Center. She worked there for five years and then went on to work for the former St. Luke’s Hospital in the Social Services Department for two years. She then transferred to the Pastoral Care Department and worked for 27 more years.

Barb loved to read and spent most of her spare time doing that. She enjoyed counted cross-stitching and working on crossword puzzles. She loved to walk and walked in quite a few community walks. She also volunteered for many organizations such as Family Resources’ Domestic Violence Program, the BIX and Festival of Trees. Barb was a very active member of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Davenport and would like memorials to go the church or to Family Resources for the Domestic Violence Program.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Steve King, son, James C .Lawton and his fiancé Lori Davenport, daughters-in-law, Anne and Mercedes Rosing, grandchildren: Curtis Rosing, Kristen Rosing-Salines, Julie Rosing and Nicklas, Natalie and Sophie Lawton and great grandchildren, Annette and Terrance Salines. Her parents and sons, Willis and Michael preceded her in death.

Barb was a very caring and compassionate person and she will be deeply missed.

May she rest in peace.