Annette Marie Lawson, born July 19, 1912 in Cleveland, OH and departed April 21, 2010 in Wheaton, IL having lived there since 1960, beloved wife of the late Russell LeRoy Lawson, mother of Thomas (Jeannie) Stewart Lawson and the late James Reed Lawson, grandmother of James (Celese) Stewart Lawson, Thomas (Lisa) Charles Lawson, James (Rachel) Andrew Lawson, Thomas Oliver Lawson and Mathieu Studer Lawson, loving great grandmother to Justin James Lawson, Kelby Rigger Lawson, Patricia Calmas, Anilyse Elizabeth Lawson, Jeremy James Lawson, Ian Russell Garcia Lawson, Joshua Thomas Lawson, Camellia McIntosh Lawson and Shane McIntosh Lawson, loved by Susan Lawson, Judy Lawson and Anita Lawson. She and husband Russell were members of the First Congregational Church in Glen Ellyn. As co-owner of Tri-County Accounts Service along with husband Russell they served clients in DuPage County for almost thirty years. She served as Executive Secretary of the Illinois Collectors Association, was a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, the Wheaton Human Relations Commission, and active in Illinois Business Week. She loved flowers, enjoyed gardening, an avid reader, birding, traveling and most of all her family. The family has chosen not to mourn, but to celebrate her life at a memorial to be held Saturday July 24th, 11:00 A.M. at the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, 535 Forest, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. In lieu of flowers an honorarium may be sent to the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn or Nachusa Grasslands, 8772 South Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031.