Betty Dale (Miller) JONES

JONES, MILLER, CUMMINGS, MOORE, ALDRICH

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/11/2011 at 15:07:14

February 22, 1949 --- May 8, 2011

ROWAN, IA - Betty D. Jones, 62, of Rowan, most recently a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. Funeral service will be Thursday, May 12, at 1:30 p.m. at the Day Spring Assembly of God Church, Belmond. The Rev. Mark Pluff will be officiating. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery. Vistation will be today from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 1st St. S.E., Belmond, and will continue one hour prior to the services at church Thursday. Memorials may be directed to the family or the donor's choice.

Betty Dale Miller, the daughter of Ernest and Vernice (Cummings) Miller, was born Feb. 22, 1949, at Lawton, Okla. She moved with her family to Iowa in her childhood years and graduated from Belmond High School. Betty was united in marriage to Dale Cletus Jones, on Oct. 26, 1968, at the Belmond United Methodist Church in Belmond. Their union was blessed with two sons, Byron and Dusty. Betty was a life long homemaker, devoted wife and life partner to Dale, and nurturing mother. She very much any opportunity that involved sharing in the lives of her loving and tightly woven family. Whether the occasion included times spent with Dale, their sons, Byron and Dusty, Betty's siblings, or another favorite of Betty's watching over her nieces and nephews Betty truly relished these opportunities. She was very much a family lady who appreciated the simple things of life. Betty's focus was to love and support her family in all that did. She strived hard to provide for their needs and wants and always put the needs of others before her own. She was an excellent cook and will be remembered by her family for many of her specialties such has homemade chicken and noodles, baked goods such as pumpkin bars, banana bread, zucchini bread, a one of a kind peanut butter and banana sandwich, or a delicious potato and taco salad, all of which would often be washed down by a glass of Betty's always stout iced tea. She will be remembered for always being a kid at heart, whether the occasion included aunt Betty hoping on trampoline or a game of Red Rover with the kids, a competitive but friendly game of UNO, 31, Spoons, or many other card games. Betty and Dale enjoyed camping outings, traveling the back roads of the countryside with their sons on trips to Wisconsin and throughout the region and exploring a good second hand store, garage sale, or just going junking. The couple also looked forward to a fishing excursion whenever the opportunities arose. Betty often relaxed with Dale and the family on Sunday afternoons in front of the TV. watching shows such as "Yankee Workshop," "Project Shows," a classic black and white movie, or an edition of "Red Green," or many other comedies. Her family will remember her hosting fun sleep- overs, her green thumbs of raising a beautiful flowers and vegetables and her fondness of cactuses and bleeding hearts. Betty collected Betty Boop memorabilia. A memorable occasion in her life journey occurred when she was baptized with her husband in Lake Cornelia.

Her family and friends will always cherish memories of Betty's gentle nature, her heart warming laugh, and her love of receiving and pulling a good prank. She had been a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond for the past 15 months. Her memory will live on in her the hearts and minds of her sons, Byron and Dusty Jones, of Belmond; brother, Dwayne "Bo" Miller, Britt, sister, Byrul Faye (Curt) Moore, Rowan, brother, Michael Miller, Latimer, sister, Renee (Dobie) Aldrich, Rowan; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Vernice Miller, husband, Dale; four brothers, Earl "Frank", Virgil, Dwight "Ole" and Ernie; a nephew Jason Moore and his son, Zachary. Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, Iowa.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Iowa
May 11, 2011