Ina Mae Jones 1899-1979

JONES, CONNELL, KEYSOR, HAND

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 9/5/2008 at 08:52:43

Brooklyn (IA) Chronicle; Aug. 8, 1979

INA MAE JONES

Funeral services for Mrs. Ina Jones, 80, wife of Harvey Jones, of Route 2, Brooklyn, Iowa, were held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday in the Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn. Mrs. Jones died Saturday morning, Aug. 4, 1979 in Grinnell General Hospital. Rev. Glenn Truth, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, officiated and was assisted by Rev. Fred Pierce, pastor of the Grace United Methodist Church. The organist was Mrs. Betty Everest and the vocalist was Robert McCaulley Jr. Flower attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Don DeWitte. Casket bearers were Chris Hand, John M. Hand, David Hoth, Paul Jones, Rex Rohrer and Richard Jones. Interment was in the Brooklyn IOOF Cemetery with the Nevenhoven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ina Mae Connell Jones, daughter of Lloyd and Rose Keysor Connell, was born Jan. 10, 1899 in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. She graduated from the Brooklyn High School and attended college in Mt. Morris, Illinois for one year and Bethany Bible Seminary in Chicago. Mrs. Jones taught school for several years. She was united in marriage to Harvey Jones on Jan. 31, 1924 in the Brethren Parsonage, Brooklyn. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Church of the Brethren, the Kum-Joy-Nus Class and the WWW Club.

She is survived by her husband, Harvey; a daughter, Roberta, Mrs. John L. Hand of Malcom, Iowa; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded by her parents; two brothers; one sister; one grandchild and one great grandchild.