Sandra Susan Jones (Kelso), affectionately referred to as Sandy by all who knew and loved her, passed away on May 31, 2023. Born in Ottumwa, Iowa on August 23, 1943, Sandy was just two months away from turning eighty wonderful years old.
Sandy attended Catholic elementary school at St. Mary’s in Ottumwa, then Walsh High School and after graduation, one year at the Heights, a women’s Catholic college. She met her husband and love of her life for fifty six years, Victor Jones, while they were both living and working in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sandy was a devoted, supportive wife and wonderful, caring mother to her two children, Matthew and Bradley.
The family moved several times throughout their many years, including destinations originating in Tempe, Arizona, then to Dallas, Texas, and back to Arizona and three different neighborhoods, before settling in their current home. In each location, Sandy was endeared by all who met her and she enjoyed a great rapport with each, which led to lifelong friendships.
Sandy was the epitome of kindness and grace, accepting of others always, and never saw anything but the good in everyone she encountered. She truly lived the life of a woman with a loving spirit.
She is predeceased by her parents, Mable and Bud Kelso, her youngest sister, Kim, as well as several members of her husband’s family, including her mother and father in-laws, Glen and Flora Jones, and most recently his eldest brothers Roger and Shelby Jones. Sandy is survived by her own siblings, her husband’s brother, their spouses and many, many nieces and nephews who absolutely adored her. She will be incredibly missed but remembered and beloved forever.
Services will be held at Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona 85284 on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Mary’s Food Bank of Arizona in her memory.
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