Obituary for Shirley S Jones
Shirley S. Jones, age 84, of Webb City, MO, passed away on Thursday June 25, 2020, at Freeman West, following an illness.
Shirley was born on March 24, 1936 in Webb City, MO, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Elizabeth A (Jewell) Dawson. She has been a lifetime Webb City resident. She graduated as the class Salutatorian in 1954 from Webb City High School. She dedicated her life to caring for her children and grandchildren. She was a Baptist. She worked for Motorola and for Economic Security. She loved sewing, reading, and watching Hallmark movies.
Shirley is survived by two sons, Bryan Jones and wife Vashti, Wichita, KS, and Bruce Jones and wife Julie, Webb City, MO; two daughters, Vicki White and husband Ira, Carl Junction, MO, and Kristi White, Joplin; one brother, Burton Dawson, of the state of Colorado; seven grandchildren, Travis, Tami, Lanna, Trent, Paul, Levi, and Justin, and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy Landis; and a grandson, Jared White.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Mason-Woodard Chapel. Reverend Bryan Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the services.
Memorial contributions may be given to The Wounded Warrior’s Fund in care of the mortuary.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory.
Shirley was born on March 24, 1936 in Webb City, MO, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Elizabeth A (Jewell) Dawson. She has been a lifetime Webb City resident. She graduated as the class Salutatorian in 1954 from Webb City High School. She dedicated her life to caring for her children and grandchildren. She was a Baptist. She worked for Motorola and for Economic Security. She loved sewing, reading, and watching Hallmark movies.
Shirley is survived by two sons, Bryan Jones and wife Vashti, Wichita, KS, and Bruce Jones and wife Julie, Webb City, MO; two daughters, Vicki White and husband Ira, Carl Junction, MO, and Kristi White, Joplin; one brother, Burton Dawson, of the state of Colorado; seven grandchildren, Travis, Tami, Lanna, Trent, Paul, Levi, and Justin, and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy Landis; and a grandson, Jared White.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Mason-Woodard Chapel. Reverend Bryan Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the services.
Memorial contributions may be given to The Wounded Warrior’s Fund in care of the mortuary.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory.