COAL CITY — Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Lawton, 90, a longtime resident of Coal City, Ill., passed away peacefully Feb. 1, 2013, in Dixon, Mo.

Shirley was born Oct. 4, 1922, to Katherine and William Welter in Aurora, Ill. She was happily married for 53 years to the late Charles Lawton, a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.

She was the wonderful mother to Cheryl (William) Sorensen, Sheila (the late Steven) Lowery and Sharon (Chris) Liesman, as well as the fun-loving grandmother to William (Patricia) Sorensen, Charles Sorensen, Matthew (Andrea) Sorensen, Nichole Lowery, Thomas (Kari) Lowery, Rocky (Leslie) Liesman and Charlotte (Ron) Tutor. She was the great-grandmother to Ben, Luke, and Ella Sorensen, Grace and Amelia Tutor, and Roman Liesman.