Jones, Florence E. (Van Sittert) 1908-2003

JONES, VAN SITTERT, POS

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Date: 10/16/2005 at 15:56:09

Florence E. Jones, 94, of USA Healthcare in Newton died of congestive heart failure Saturday, March 29, at the health center.

Funeral services will be held at a later date at the Community Reformed Church in Newton. Burial will be held at Pella Cemetery in Pella. Pence Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements.

Family visitation will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be accepted in her name to the Community Reformed Church in Newton.

The daughter of Peter and Ella (Pos) Van Sittert, she was born July 27, 1908, in Pella. She was a graduate of Pella Senior High School and graduated from Central College. She married John Edgar Jones in Nashua in June 1940. She was a school teacher for seven years and owned Jones Hatchery and Feed Company in Newton. She also worked as a checker for Hy-Vee Food Store for 17 years. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Community Reformed Church in Newton.

Survivors include a stepson, Leonard Gene Jones of Virginia; a stepdaughter, Lorene Jones of Washington; and special friend, Mary Jane Van Sittert of Pella.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a brother, William Van Sittert, and a sister, Margaret Van Sittert.

The Newton Daily News, Monday, March 31, 2003

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Florence E. Jones, 94, of USA Healthcare in Newton died of congestive heart failure Saturday, March 29, at the care facility.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Community Reformed Church in Newton with the Rev. Neal Busker, pastor of the Community Reformed Church officiating. Burial will be at Pella Cemetery in Pella. Pence Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements.

There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in her name to the Community Reformed Church.

The Newton Daily News, April 9, 2003