Beatrice Rebecca French Jones 1902-1973

JONES, FRENCH

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 4/10/2011 at 21:32:29

Former Estherville Woman Dies
Mrs. Beatrice Jones was born July 11, 1902 at Royal and died Oct. 23, 1973 at Osakis, Minn., at the age of 71 years, 3 months, and 12 days after a lengthy illness.

Beatrice Rebecca French, the daughter of Royal and Emma French, moved to Estherville with her parents in 1908. She was graduated from the Estherville High School and attended Morningside College, then taught in Emmet County schools for several years.

On May 21, 1924 she was united in marriage to Lawrence L. Jones and to this union were born four sons. They lived in Estherville until they moved to Osakis June 1, 1964.

Beatrice was a member of the Methodist Church, also a long time member of the Estherville Chapter of the Rebecca Lodge.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence, three sons, Kenneth of Rock Island, Ill.; Bernard of Sioux City, Lawrence James of Mora, Minn.; nine grandchildren; one sister, Jessie of Marcus, one brother, Irvin of Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Charles.

Funeral services for Mrs. L. L. Jones will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Fuhrman Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held there after 3 today. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, October 25, 1973)