Jean Brooks Lawton

September 12, 1954 - August 22, 2016

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH — Jean Carol Brooks Lawton, 61, of West Stewartstown, passed away peacefully in her home early on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, and after a very courageous battle with cancer. Jean was born in West Stewartstown on Sept. 12, 1954, a daughter to Wayne and Jessica “Debbie”(Ladd) Brooks. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Colebrook Academy in 1972. Over the years, Jean worked at many different jobs, including as a seamstress making prom and wedding dresses, in the family business at Brooks Agway in Colebrook, as a bookkeeper and auditor for the Town of Stewartstown, in the community integration program at Vershire, and also as a supervisor of the checklist for her town. Jean was a very caring and generous person, always helping someone else. She was known for her “adopt-a-soldier” care packages that were sent to troops in the Middle East for many years, and was recently recognized by the U.S. Army for her efforts. Jean loved to spend time with her family and especially her grandchildren, she enjoyed going 4-wheeling with her husband, and she enjoyed watching NASCAR races. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, David Lawton of West Stewartstown; three daughters, Cherilyn Drouin of West Stewartstown, Deanna Lounsbury and husband Chris of Northwood, NH, and Linda Smith and husband Bryant of Latham, NY; her mother, Jessica “Debbie” Brooks of Colebrook; three brothers, Douglas Brooks and wife Virginia of Colebrook, Curtis Brooks and partner Pam Gilpatrick of Effingham, NH, and Ronald Brooks and wife Dawn of Gilmanton, NH; a sister, Linda Thurston of Exeter, NH; three grandchildren, Jasmine Drouin, Matthew & Emma Clement; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Calling hours will be on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A graveside committal service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. in the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Jean may be made to Burlington Hope Lodge, c/o In Memory of Jean Lawton, 237 East Ave., Burlington, VT 05401; or to the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o R. Mulliken, 53 Spring St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.