Statler Family Obituaries
Jones, Kathleen A. (nee Rhodes)
Kathleen A. Jones, 90, of Jackson passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.
She was born January 7, 1922, in Whitewater, MO, daughter of George W. and Belle Proffer Rhodes. She and Edgar O. Jones of Whitewater were married in 1939. He preceded her in death November 4, 1998.
Kathleen worked for many years at the Jackson Hosiery Mill, as a bookkeeper for Warren Skinner Plumbing of Jackson, and later as a bookkeeper for The Cash-Book Journal Newspaper in Jackson. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson.
Loving survivors include three sons; Gerald W. (Clarice) Jones and Fred O. (Pamela) Jones of Jackson, and Joseph Michael (Helga) Jones of Fargo, North Dakota; a daughter, Nancy D. Jones of Janesville, Wisconsin; and a sister, Lorraine Chandler of Whitewater. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren: Gerry (Amy) Jones, Gina (Tom) Raffety, Sarah (Steve) Wilson, Jolie (Brian) McCallister, Frederick (Shirlee) Jones, Polly (Kent) Koch, Nicholas Jones, Andrew Jones, Aaron (Debbie) Gruenloh, Daniel (Tara) Gruenloh, and Stephanie (Andrew) Jadczak; and 23 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Rhodes and a sister, Loretta Wheeler.
Visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
The funeral service will be Tuesday, at 10:00 AM, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tommy Weems officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church in Jackson.
Printed in the Sunday, December 16, 2012 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
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