Virginia Jones

Born in Sandusky, Michigan, “Ginny”, as she was known to family and friends, was educated in the Sandusky School System and was elected Homecoming Queen. She graduated from Michigan State University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, where she was President of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Ginny taught in the Centerline, Michigan School System outside of Detroit, where she met and married her husband of fifty-six years, Gary. After twelve years in Michigan, the family moved to Florida, where over the last thirty-two years they lived in Boca Raton, Hidden Key, and PGA National in Palm Beach County.

Ginny was devoted to and enjoyed her activities in many civic and social organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross—where she served as Past President of the North County Red Cross Angels—the Panhellenic Association of Palm Beach County, the Delta, Delta, Delta Alumnae Group, her “Pearls” Book Club and Mah Jongg group. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of North Palm Beach.

Ginny’s warmth, elegance, humor and friendship touched many. Her beautiful spirit will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Ginny was the loving daughter of Fred and Harriet Simonson of Sandusky, Michigan, both deceased. She is survived by her husband, Gary E. Jones and daughter, Jill Jones Fitzsimmons (Craig), all of Palm Beach Gardens; her sons, Andrew Evan Jones (Barbara) of Atlanta, Georgia, and Thomas Baldwin Jones of Tequesta, Florida; her brother John Alexander Simonson (Catherine) of Big Rapids, Michigan; and her niece Anne Muller (Nathan) of Oxford, Michigan and children Quinn and Brennan.

A celebration of Ginny’s life will be held at 11:00am on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Howard-Quattlebaum Funeral, Cremation and Event Center, 754 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, https://hpbcf.org/donation.