Esther Blanche Jones |
| Posted 2010-07-05 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ February 13, 1991, p.2 Esther Blanche Jones, 82, of Salome died February 5 in Wickenburg. Mrs. Jones was born January 17, 1909 in Riverside, Calif. She had lived in Arizona for the past 56 years. She was a member and a Sunday school teacher for the First Baptist Church of Salome. Mrs. Jones was a retired teacher and had taught in Salome and Yuma for many years. She was a graduate UCLA. She owned and taught music for Jones Music in California. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Jones of Salome; two daughters, Marilynn Jones and Adrienne Jones, both of Salome; a brother, Wesley E. Holtz of Denver; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted with Rev. Alan Nash officiating. Private burial was at the Desert Lawn Cemetery in Yuma. Memorial contributions may be made to La Paz Home Care, 1217 Laguna Ave. Parker, 85344, or the First Baptist Church of Salome, PO box 177, Salome 85348. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ March 6, 1991, p.2 Esther B. Jones, 82, of Salome died February 5 in Wickenburg. Mrs. Jones was born January 17, 1909 in Riverside, California. She had lived in Arizona for the past 56 years. Mrs. Jones was a retired school teacher who taught in Yuma schools from the early 1930s to the early 1940s. She also taught in Salome from 1946-47. Since moving to Salome she was a member of the First Baptist Church and she taught Sunday school until her death. The Jones Family owned and operated Jones Music in Yuma from 1959-1972. While living in Yuma she was a member of the First Baptist Church in that city and was active in the Bracero Missionary Program. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, Leonard, of Salome; two daughters, Marilyn Jones and Adrienne Rose, both of Salome; a brother, Wesley F. Holtz of Denver; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be Friday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at the Desert Lawn Cemetery in Salome, with burial following. The Rev. Alan Nash will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to La Paz Home Care, 1217 Laguna Ave., Parker, 85344, or to the First Baptist Church of Salome, PO Box 177, Salome 85348. |
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