Visitation prior to services 10 - 11 a.m. Saturday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to St. Croix Hospice. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Lois Jones, age 88 of Butler, Missouri passed from this life on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the home of her son, Paul and his wife Norma near Ballard, Missouri, with family by her side. Lois was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on November 7, 1934. She was the youngest of four children born to Clyde William and Susie Beatrice Davis Sweeden.
Lois was united in marriage to LeRoy Jones on April 1, 1955. They made their home in Butler, Missouri and raised four children. Lois was a devoted mother and homemaker and was known for her hospitality and wonderful cooking. Lois and LeRoy moved many times during their married life as they built and sold homes. LeRoy and his crew built the homes and Lois helped with the finish work. They built their final dream home on Nursery Street in 1973. When the children were older, Lois went to work for Bates County Farm Bureau and retired from there in 1997.
Lois was a faithful Christian and at the time of her passing was a member of the Fulton Street Church of Christ. She was a devoted wife for nearly 60 years, a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, and her husband, LeRoy. Those left to mourn the passing of Lois are her two sons, Paul Jones and wife Norma of Ballard, Missouri and John Jones and wife Marianne of Kansas City, Missouri; two daughters, Anne Calzone and husband Ron of Dixon, Missouri and Ruth Pauley and husband Brian of Frisco, Texas; 15 grandchildren, Josh Jones and wife Mika, Erica Harbaugh and husband Ryan, Justin Jones and wife Sarah, Niki Calvert and husband Joe, Megan Calzone, Grace Calzone, Lydia Calzone, Brett Jones and wife Kimberley, Carrie Shelton and husband Orrin, Allison Jones, Caleb Jones, Geoffrey Pauley and wife Cara, Travis Pauley, Miranda Pauley, and Nina Pauley; 19 great-grandchildren, Julia and Sabrina Jones, Brooklyn and Emersyn Harbaugh, Mackenzie, Caroline and William Jones, Hannah, Micah, Bethany, Tabitha, Timothy, Faith and Jonathan Calvert, Carter and Pierce Jones, Mason and Sloan Shelton, and Adam Pauley. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Josephine Sweeden of Independence, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
Lois Jones, age 88 of Butler, Missouri passed from this life on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the home of her son, Paul and his wife Norma near Ballard, Missouri, with family by her side. Lois was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on November 7, 1934. She was the youngest of four children born to Clyde William and Susie Beatrice Davis Sweeden.
Lois was united in marriage to LeRoy Jones on April 1, 1955. They made their home in Butler, Missouri and raised four children. Lois was a devoted mother and homemaker and was known for her hospitality and wonderful cooking. Lois and LeRoy moved many times during their married life as they built and sold homes. LeRoy and his crew built the homes and Lois helped with the finish work. They built their final dream home on Nursery Street in 1973. When the children were older, Lois went to work for Bates County Farm Bureau and retired from there in 1997.
Lois was a faithful Christian and at the time of her passing was a member of the Fulton Street Church of Christ. She was a devoted wife for nearly 60 years, a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, and her husband, LeRoy. Those left to mourn the passing of Lois are her two sons, Paul Jones and wife Norma of Ballard, Missouri and John Jones and wife Marianne of Kansas City, Missouri; two daughters, Anne Calzone and husband Ron of Dixon, Missouri and Ruth Pauley and husband Brian of Frisco, Texas; 15 grandchildren, Josh Jones and wife Mika, Erica Harbaugh and husband Ryan, Justin Jones and wife Sarah, Niki Calvert and husband Joe, Megan Calzone, Grace Calzone, Lydia Calzone, Brett Jones and wife Kimberley, Carrie Shelton and husband Orrin, Allison Jones, Caleb Jones, Geoffrey Pauley and wife Cara, Travis Pauley, Miranda Pauley, and Nina Pauley; 19 great-grandchildren, Julia and Sabrina Jones, Brooklyn and Emersyn Harbaugh, Mackenzie, Caroline and William Jones, Hannah, Micah, Bethany, Tabitha, Timothy, Faith and Jonathan Calvert, Carter and Pierce Jones, Mason and Sloan Shelton, and Adam Pauley. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Josephine Sweeden of Independence, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
