Marilyn Clark Jones

Marilyn Clark Jones, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025. She was 90 years old. Marilyn was born on September 27, 1934, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lucy Mae Clark Wycoff and Thomas McIntire Wycoff.

Marilyn’s childhood was filled with cherished memories of summers spent on a farm in Dwight, Kansas, and countless adventures around Kansas City, where she loved bicycling through the streets and taking trolleys to the movies with her sister, Helen. An excellent student, she was a proud member of the Minervas, an academic honors society, and graduated from Central High School in 1952.

She married the love of her life, Arthur Henry Jones, three years after graduation, and together they built a beautiful family. In 1957, Marilyn and her family moved to Littleton, Colorado, where they would live for several years before relocating to Longmont, Colorado, in 1967.

It was in Longmont that Marilyn created even more wonderful memories with her family and established deep connections in the community. Marilyn's devotion to her children was unwavering. She sewed clothes for her family, prepared delicious meals, and baked the best birthday cakes. Her candy cane cookies and homemade bread became family favorites, and her children fondly remember the treats waiting for them when they returned home from school. Marilyn’s summers were spent ensuring her children learned to swim, even though she herself couldn’t, and providing many an Icee on hot days. The family often gathered in the basement, watching Dark Shadows together to escape the summer heat.

As a Room Mother for each of her children in elementary school, Marilyn’s devotion followed them into the classroom. Later in life, as her children became adults, she worked in various positions, including at Sullivan Drug, in the law offices of Grant, McCarren, Bernard and Lyons, and doing office work for the St. Vrain Sanitation District.

In her later years, Marilyn found joy in doing puzzles, a hobby that brought her hours of peace and satisfaction. Her creative talents extended to her grandchildren, for whom she sewed intricate Halloween costumes and crafted beautiful quilts for each of their graduations with the help of her daughter, Patricia.

Marilyn is survived by her three children, Leslie Jones, Ted Jones, and Patricia Bedell; her five grandchildren, Erin, Michaela, Maris, Luke, and Sarah; and her two great-grandchildren, Christian and Henry.

Marilyn chose to donate her body to science, supporting medical research in a final act of generosity. The family extends heartfelt thanks to Tru-Hospice for their incredible support and guidance, and to the caring staff at Life Care Center of Longmont. Marilyn’s life was described by the staff as “spicy,” “sassy,” and a “firecracker”—and indeed, she was.

She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. May her memory live on in the stories we share, the quilts she made, and the many ways she touched our lives.