Jones Hilda (Simons)
August 6, 1919 — September 13, 2010
Hilda Jones, 91, of Marion formerly of Delhi died Monday, September 13, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by the Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville and one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi.
Hilda was born August 6, 1919 in Delhi, the daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Jakelin) Simons. She graduated in 1936 from Delhi Consolidated School and worked on the family farm. On May 24, 1939, Hilda was united in marriage to Forrest “Buster” Jones at the Delhi Methodist Parsonage. She was employed at the Box Factory in Manchester during WWII, while Buster was serving overseas in the Pacific Theater and for over 30 years at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, retiring in 1982. Hilda and Buster moved to Marion, Iowa in 1966.
Hilda was a past member of the Delhi United Methodist Women, a member of the Business Women’s Association of Cedar Rapids, Rockwell-Collins Retirees, and several Pinochle Card Clubs in Marion and Cedar Rapids. She was a collector of cardinals, a quilter, and loved to read books and do crossword puzzles. Hilda enjoyed sports, especially her beloved St. Louis Cardinals.
Hilda is survived by one son, Michael “Mick” (Sharon) Jones; one son-in-law, Frank Evans; two grandchildren, Kyle (Oijai) Gaddie and Michele (Bruce) Johnson; five great-grandchildren, Ashley (Brian) Popejoy, Austin (Autumn) Baker, Hailey Baker, Kial Johnson, and Bennett Gaddie; and a soon-to-be great-great grandson, Jackson Popejoy; two sisters, Mary McElmeel and Jane Mautino; and one sister in law, Betty Pettlon.
Hilda was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Hilda Simons; her husband, Buster Jones; one daughter, Marsha Evans; a grandson, Kevin Jones; a great-granddaughter, Elyse Baker; siblings, Jack (Lila) Simons, Alice (Shirley) Keith, Dorothy (Raymond) Gentz, Grace (Walter) Nieman, Edna Peterman, and Margaret (Francis) Stramer; and in-laws, Elmer McElmeel, Charles Mautino, Gilbert Pettlon.
Please sign the online guestbook for Hilda at www.murdochfuneral.com under obituaries.
Funeral services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by the Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville and one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi.
Hilda was born August 6, 1919 in Delhi, the daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Jakelin) Simons. She graduated in 1936 from Delhi Consolidated School and worked on the family farm. On May 24, 1939, Hilda was united in marriage to Forrest “Buster” Jones at the Delhi Methodist Parsonage. She was employed at the Box Factory in Manchester during WWII, while Buster was serving overseas in the Pacific Theater and for over 30 years at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, retiring in 1982. Hilda and Buster moved to Marion, Iowa in 1966.
Hilda was a past member of the Delhi United Methodist Women, a member of the Business Women’s Association of Cedar Rapids, Rockwell-Collins Retirees, and several Pinochle Card Clubs in Marion and Cedar Rapids. She was a collector of cardinals, a quilter, and loved to read books and do crossword puzzles. Hilda enjoyed sports, especially her beloved St. Louis Cardinals.
Hilda is survived by one son, Michael “Mick” (Sharon) Jones; one son-in-law, Frank Evans; two grandchildren, Kyle (Oijai) Gaddie and Michele (Bruce) Johnson; five great-grandchildren, Ashley (Brian) Popejoy, Austin (Autumn) Baker, Hailey Baker, Kial Johnson, and Bennett Gaddie; and a soon-to-be great-great grandson, Jackson Popejoy; two sisters, Mary McElmeel and Jane Mautino; and one sister in law, Betty Pettlon.
Hilda was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Hilda Simons; her husband, Buster Jones; one daughter, Marsha Evans; a grandson, Kevin Jones; a great-granddaughter, Elyse Baker; siblings, Jack (Lila) Simons, Alice (Shirley) Keith, Dorothy (Raymond) Gentz, Grace (Walter) Nieman, Edna Peterman, and Margaret (Francis) Stramer; and in-laws, Elmer McElmeel, Charles Mautino, Gilbert Pettlon.
Please sign the online guestbook for Hilda at www.murdochfuneral.com under obituaries.
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