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Ruth L. Jones
She and her husband, Lamar, owned the Jones Food Center in Hinton, the Hinton Telephone Company, and organized the Marrland Heights development south of Hinton. After moving to Spirit Lake, she worked as a realtor broker with the Blaine Hoien Agency of Spirit Lake. Ruth was on the board of trustees of Morningside College and enjoyed participating in church activities throughout her life. Ruth married Lamar Jones of Hinton on May 27, 1944. The couple and their four children lived in Hinton until 1973 when they moved to Spirit Lake. Ruth L. Jones, 80, of Spirit Lake, died Sunday, November 7, 2004, at Ruthven Care Center in Ruthven. Ruth is survived by her sister-in-law, Cleo Sipma of Hinton, her sister-in-law, Elaine Oxenford and husband Don of Marion, Iowa, and her sister-in-law, Myrna Jones of LeMars. She is also survived by her son, Gary Jones and wife, Judy, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, her son, Lamar Jones Jr. and wife, Vickie, of Omaha, Nebraska, her daughter, Jacqueline Kelley and husband, Richard, of Ruthven, Iowa, and her son, Jeffrey Jones and wife, Sherri, of Enid, Oklahoma. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Michelle Eads, Cheryl Weinberger, Matthew, Rebecca, Sydni, Alex, and Bayli Jones, Katie Meyer, Duncan Kelley, Ryan, Jon and Justin Connealy, and seven great grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Lamar Jones, her father, Elmer Elliott, her mother, Ethel Elliott, and her brother, John Elliott. Memorials may be directed to the Hinton United Methodist Church, or Spirit Lake United Methodist Church. IN MEMORY SERVICES Turner Funeral Home MUSIC INTERMENT |
Ruth
was born November 29, 1923 in Sioux City and graduated from East High
School. Ruth began her college education at Morningside College, then
graduated from Westmar College in LeMars.