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Sharon Lawson
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Sharon Ann Lawson, 73, of Geneseo, died on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Mausoleum at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Mark Larson will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, 225 E. Park St., Geneseo. Memorials may be made to Sharon Lawson Memorial Fund. Sharon was born on Sept. 20, 1939, in Derby, Ind., the daughter of Charles Leon and Elma J. Bryant Lampkins. She graduated from New Haven High School in 1959. She also attended Black Hawk College in Moline. She married Frank Lawson in Fort Wayne, Ind. Sharon worked as a nurse's aid for six years at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley, and then at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo, for 16 years until retiring in 1991. She was a member of Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Geneseo. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, reading, cooking, baking and loved to laugh. She had been a foster mom to more than 120 children. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Janet Lampkins, Fort Wayne; two grandchildren, Randie and Jessey Lawson, Rock Island; and her companion and friend, Judy Bishop, Kewanee. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Linda Love; and son, Steven "Biker Bob" Lawson. Condolences may be expressed by visiting Sharon's obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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