St. Clair County Obits

GLADYS L. JONES

Kansas City Star
28 April 2005
Gladys Jones, 71, Lowry City, MO, formerly of Independence, died April 26, 2005. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sat., April 30 at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola. Burial in Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, MO. (Arr. Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, 417-6468135)

St. Clair County Courier
29 April 2005
Gladys L. Jones, 71, of Lowry City, formerly of Independence, passed away April 26, 2005, at Clinton Healthcare in Clinton. Among several survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Sandra Crocker, Lowry City; and a sister, Mrs. Kathryn Yates, Osceola. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola. Burial will be in the Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.

St. Clair County Courier
6 May 2005
Gladys Laverne Jones was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Columbia, and passed away April 26, 2005, at the Clinton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton. She was the youngest child of 13, born to John and Mabel Davis.

Gladys is survived by her daughter, Sandra Crocker of Lowry City; one sister, Kathryn Yates, of Osceola; three grandchildren, Debbie Wirsig of Lowry City, Kim Hamblin of Deepwater and Jimmy Crocker of Lowry City; five great grandchildren, Weston, Dylan and Garrett Wirsig, Hali and Hannah Hamblin; and many nieces, nephews, cousins from her large Davis family.

Gladys was raised in the Independence and Osceola areas and graduated from high school in Osceola in 1951. She married Junior Jones in February of 1952 and started a family with one daughter born to this union in April of 1953. She was employed at Clearfield Cheese Company for a few short years.

Funeral services were held April 30 at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel with Rev. Danny Fergerson officiating. Music selections were “In the Garden” and “How Great Thou Art” by Gail Ingle.

Casketbearers were Jimmy Crocker, Matt Wirsig, Travis Hamblin and Robert Hursh.

Burial was in the Lowry City Cemetery under the direction of the Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.

The family suggests memorials may be made to the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill in care of the Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, P.O. Box 384, Osceola, MO 64776.