Drew Orton   (Obituary from the Dispatch/Argus) Drew L. Orton, 77, of 624 S. 3rd St., Colona, went to be by his beloved Lord from his sleep in his own home on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Family Funeral Services, Colona. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the family. Drew was born July 21, 1926, in Burlington, Iowa, son of Drew L. Orton Sr. and Meta Bohlken Orton. He married Mary L. Gebhardt Feb. 10, 1951, in Monmouth, Ill. He was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. He was a floor mechanic, installer and salesman most of his life. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, Colona. Survivors include his wife, Mary; daughters and spouses, Lynne and Reuben Martel, East Moline, Diane and Mark Kitto, Davenport; sons and spouse, Ron Orton, Orlando, Fla., Matt and Diana Orton, Moline; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mary Orton

(Obituary from the Dispatch/Argus)

Mary Orton, 77, of Colona, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice, Bettendorf.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary, Silvis. Burial is in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation is 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to the family.

She was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Burlington, Iowa, daughter of Leverett and Edith Dunham Gebhardt. She married Drew L. Orton on Feb. 10, 1951, in Monmouth. He preceded her in death Dec. 16, 2003.

Mary worked at Kmart, retiring in 1992. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, Colona, where she worked in the kitchen. She also enjoyed reading, painting and made awesome brownies.

Survivors (and their spouses) are her daughters, Lynne (Reuben) Martel, East Moline, and Diane (Mark) Kitto, Davenport; sons, Ron Orton, Orlando, Fla., and Matt (Diana) Orton, Colona; grandchildren, Renee, Carrie, Steven, Tiffany Nicholas, Elizabeth, Amber and Logan; great-grandchildren, Micah, Austyn, Quentin and Adyson; and a sister, Susan Fox, Davenport.