Lourine Jones

Funeral services for Lourine Jones, 95, of Crawford, Nebraska will be on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Crawford with Pastor Dusty Sprague officiating. Lourine passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home in Crawford. Lourine was born 14 miles south of Whitney on September 5, 1920. Lourine was the sixth of seven children born to Isabelle & William Leetch. She grew up and attended school in Crawford and graduated from the 8th grade in 1935. On October 17, 1939 she married Marion Theadore Jones, they had two children Carolyn (Lemmon) and Melvin Jones. During her life she was a housekeeper and cook at the James Ranch, she worked in the grocery store in Whitney. She helped Marion run the filling station in Whitney. They then moved to Crawford and ran a creamery. They moved to the farm and she helped farm and run the dairy. They bought "Mac's Market" and renamed it "M & L Market", they retired from the grocery store to spend more time helping Melvin and Patty on the farm and Carolyn and Lon in their auction business. Lourine was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great grandmother and friend. She was greatly loved and will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion, her mother Isabelle (Britton) Leetch, father William Leetch; brother James; sister Mary; brothers Leslie, Harold, John, Earl and Alvia and great grandson Keith Fresorger. She is survived by daughter Carolyn (Lon) Lemmon; Son Melvin (Patty) Jones; grandkids, Mark (Ruth) Lemmon of Whitney, Rocky (Janet) Lemmon, Bruce (Regina) Lemmon, Anissa Jones, Stacie Jones and Crystal Jones all of Crawford; 12 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren. Memorials can be made to the Crawford Rescue Unit, the Ponderosa Villa Auxiliary or the United Methodist Church of Crawford. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337. Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford is in charge of arrangements.�½�½

Service:

December 30, 2015 ~ 2:00 PM

United Methodist Church ~ Crawford, Nebraska