Ms. Martha Jean Lawton
January 8, 1936 - May 19, 2017
Rockyford, Georgia Ms. Martha Jean Lawton age 81, passed into rest, Friday, May 19, 2017 at her residence. The Screven County native was the daughter of the late Ardezza and Johnnie Mae Scroggins Lawton. She was educated in the public school system of Sylvania, Georgia and was a nurse for Screven County Nursing Care Service. Ms. Lawton was a member of the Horse Creek United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a daughter, Lavern Payton Countryman. She is survived by her cousins, Johnny Jackson, Statesboro, Ga., Willie Jackson and Angus Jackson, both of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Annie Bell, Pearlie Mickel, and Gloria Lawton, all of Brooklyn, NY., Ruth Robbins, Savannah, GA., Jessie Watkins, Rockyford, GA., Willie Pearl Johnson, Washington, D.C., Donnie Watkins, Dorothy Scott and Shirley; a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral services for Ms. Lawton will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Horse Creek United Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev. Deborah Richards, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Final rites have been entrusted to Hill’s Mortuary, Inc.
Rockyford, Georgia Ms. Martha Jean Lawton age 81, passed into rest, Friday, May 19, 2017 at her residence. The Screven County native was the daughter of the late Ardezza and Johnnie Mae Scroggins Lawton. She was educated in the public school... View Obituary & Service Information