Janet Leighton

1932 - 2013  (80 years)

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

  
  

  Family	Kent Barton Banning,   b. 21 May 1929, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 16 May 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA  (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		Born - 22 Aug 1932 - Rahway, New Jersey, USA Died - 26 May 2013 - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Buried - - Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  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.