Rebecca Marie Lawton, local area RN, passed away from complications of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty, on December 11, 2020. She was 35. A Memorial Service for Rebecca will be held remotely via ZOOM on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 9:00 AM. To receive an invitation to the zoom link please send an e-mail request to beccasmemorial@gmail.com and request the link.

Rebecca was born March 11, 1985 in Fredericksburg, Virginia to John and Deborah Lawton; she was the oldest of 6 kids. When she was 11 years old the family moved to Irons, Michigan and the family farm. She loved the animals on the farm and doing farm chores, but her true calling was always in medicine. Her grandfather was a doctor in the Navy and she liked to think she followed in his footsteps when she went into medicine. Following high school graduation, she went to school at West Shore Community College in Ludington and graduated as a Registered Nurse. During her schooling she worked as a CNA/LPN for the nursing home. Rebecca was also a volunteer EMT with the Maple Grove Township in Michigan. She moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 2007 and worked as a trauma nurse in the emergency department of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. About 10 years ago Rebecca moved to Moscow, Idaho where she worked at Gritman Medical Center and at the time of her death she was a nurse at Bishop Place in Pullman. She was a volunteer paramedic for the Moscow Fire Department and regularly helped care for the cats at the rescue shelter of the humane society. Rebecca is survived by her parents John and Deborah Lawton of Fredericksburg, Virginia; her 5 siblings, Tom (Rose) Lawton, Moses Lake, WA., Sam (Rachel) Lawton of Watertown, MN., Abigail (Ruben) Lawton of Roanoke, VA., Nathaniel (Willow) Lawton of Little Falls, MN., and Elizabeth Raehn, Fredericksburg; she also leaves behind 4 nieces and 1 nephew of whom she was so proud. On-line guest book is at www.bruningfuneralhome.com

Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax is caring for the family.