Methuen, Ma. – Barbara A. (Keefe) Lawton, 75, died Tuesday December 18, 2007 at Holy Family Hospital after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of Methuen Barbara was a 1949 graduate of the Edward F. Searles High School.
Working part time occasionally throughout her life, Mrs. Lawton was first and foremost happy to be a housewife, mother, and grandmother.
Barbara was an avid bingo player, loved slots, and puzzle books.
She was a longtime communicant of Saint Monicas Church in Methuen.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 55 years Tom, daughter Donna, son Dave and his wife Mary, son Mike and his wife Chrissy, son Tom, his wife Phyllis and granddaughter Erika, son Tim and his wife Lynne, son Terry, his wife Kate, and granddaughters Taylor and Meghan, daughter Diane and her longtime companion Joseph Angers, sister Pat Santos and 23 nieces and nephews.
A mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday morning at 9 o’clock in Saint Monicas Church with burial to follow in Elmwood Cemetery of Methuen.
Friends may call on Friday from 4-8 P.M. at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Inc. 233 Lawrence Street in Methuen.