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Janet Leighton

Female 1932 - 2013  (80 years)


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  • Name Janet Leighton 
    Born 22 Aug 1932  Rahway, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 May 2013  Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24074  Family Tree
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2017 

    Family Kent Barton Banning,   b. 21 May 1929, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1956 
    Children 
    +1. Mark Banning
    +2. Jane Banning
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2017 
    Family ID F11879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1932 - Rahway, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 May 2013 - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Kent & Janet Banning
    Kent & Janet Banning
    In Loving Memory of
    Kent B.
    Banning
    May 21, 1929
    May 16, 2004
    Devoted Husband Father
    & Grandfather

    In Loving Memory of
    Janet L.
    Banning
    Aug. 22, 1932
    May 26, 2013
    Devoted Wife Mother
    & Grandmother

  • Notes 
    • Banning, Janet Leighton age 80, died peacefully at Shadow Mountain Care Center in Scottsdale on May 26th 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Janet was born in Rahway New Jersey, the daughter of Everett Eugene and Muriel Leighton. Janet had a passion for music and was an accomplished pianist. She was awarded a music scholarship to the University of Mary Hardin Baylor and went on to study at Mannes School of Music in New York City. From there, she went to the University of Connecticut where she completed her degree and met her husband Kent Barton Banning. Janet and Kent were married on September 8th of 1956. They had a son Mark and a daughter Jane. Janet worked as a piano teacher and later opened her own International Food and Cheese shop named LEIGHTONS. In 1979, the family relocated to Scottsdale Arizona. Janet taught music at Camelback Desert School and later worked as an assistant to the president for Warden Financial. She is survived by her son Mark, his wife Yvette, son Kent and stepchildren Andrea and Micheal.and her daughter Jane, her husband Steve and grandsons Austin and Jeffrey and her sister Audrey. She was proceeded in death by her husband Kent and sister Marilyn and brothers Fredrick and Eugene.