Evelena Viola Jones was born August 15, 1953 in Clinton, Missouri, the daughter of Charlie Raymond and Mary Isabel Ridgeway Shenthen. She was united in marriage to Eugene “Outlaw” Jones on June 23, 1971. They were married for 54 years before his passing.
Viola and Eugene loved to go out dancing and enjoyed all types of music over the years as well as card games. Viola was a beautiful soul and never seen without a smile. Anyone that knew her, knew right away that her she had a heart of gold and her hospitality and love for friends and family were unmatched and will never be forgotten.
Viola was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Eugene “Outlaw” Jones, her two sisters, Dolores Farrell, and Karen Julian, three sisters-in-law, Judy Moreland, Kay Davis, and Peggy Styron, as well as her fur babies Patches and Sandi.
She is survived by her brothers, Charles Shenthen and Art Schenthen along with his significant other Sheri, and by her sister Evelyn Dhen, brother-in-law Larry Jones, sister-in-law Carlolyn Ralston, and several nieces, nephews, and many good friends.
