Born January 15, 1923 in Lowell, Ohio to Leo and Harriet (Spies) Nixon, she married Ira C. Jones on November 30, 1940 in Peoria. He survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Rebecca A. Dalrymple of La Fayette and Mary K. (Chuck) Hinrichs of Marquette Heights; one son, David F. (Gail) Jones of Loveland, Colorado; five grandchildren, Jerry Shriber, Jodi (Jim) Stotler of Bradford, Jason (Jenny) Shriber of Williamsfield, Rebecca (Blake) MacArty of Colorado, and Lydia Hinrichs of Marquette Heights; four great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Jean (Vern) Long of Peoria, Carolyn Sittinger of North Ridgeville, Ohio, and Mary Lou Janney of Pennsylvania.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers (John and Robert).
She was a member of Dayton Avenue Baptist Church in Peoria.
A homemaker, Betty enjoyed reading, bird watching, and doing crossword puzzles.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Dayton Avenue Baptist Church in Peoria. Pastor Jim Richardson and Pastor H.B. “Sunny” Mooney, III will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in East Peoria.
Memorial contributions may be made to Dayton Avenue Baptist Church, 3707 North Dayton Avenue, Peoria, IL 61614.
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