Ethel H. Jones

Funeral services for Ethel H. Jones, age 98 of Franklin Street in Ogdensburg and formerly of Proctor Avenue will be held on Thursday (March 9, 2017) at 2:00pm at the Fox & Murray Funeral Home with Rev. Walter Smith & Pastor David Hart co-officiating. Burial will be in the spring at Ogdensburgh Cemetery.

Calling hours will be held also on Thursday from 12:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Jones passed away on Saturday (March 4, 2017) at her home.

Surviving is her son Douglas; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews & cousins.

She was predeceased by her husband Herbert; a daughter Susan Jones; two sisters Ernestine Trudeau and Winifred Johnson and two brothers Charles Hughes and John Hughes.

Ethel was born on August 20, 1918 in Burke NY, a daughter of the late John & Margaret (Patterson) Hughes. She graduated from Franklin Academy and continued her education at the Ogdensburg Business School. She later married Herbert M. Jones on December 12, 1947 at Notre Dame Church in Ogdensburg.

Through the years she worked at Empsalls Dept Store, Browns Economy Market and later retired from Standard Shade Roller in 1984 as a bookkeeper after 21 years of service. She was a member of the 1st Congregational Church in Ogdensburg where she was also the president of the Women’s Fellowship and has held many offices with the Pythian Sisters.

Ethel enjoyed going for rides, eating out and visits from friends & family. Memorial contributions can be made to the 1st Congregational Church in Ogdensburg or Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley. Condolences can also be shared online at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.