MARY LAVINIA JONES July 14, 1921 ~ June 13, 2015 Mary Lavinia Jones, a longtime resident of Tehama County, died Saturday afternoon at Serenity Gardens Care Home in Redding at the age of 93. She was born July 14, 1921 close to St. Paul Park in Minnesota. While visiting her sister in Los Molinos, Mary met her husband, Bill Jones, and had 63 wonderful years of marriage before he died 10 years ago. She was actively involved in their commercial prune dehydrating business and worked many years in the fields during prune harvest. Mary was an active member of the Wilcox Oaks Golf Club until 4 years ago and was proud of her two 'hole in one' shots during her playing years. She was a member of the Cone Community United Methodist Church, a Life-Master bridge player, and a member of the Corning Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for 65 years. Mary and her husband spent many winters over the last 30 years in Hilo, Hawaii enjoying the beautiful weather, golf and bridge. Mary was known for her great smile, sense of humor, caring personality and a devoted Giant baseball fan. She was a master at throwing fun parties and loved to pull pranks on her family and friends. Surviving is her daughter, Marilyn (Ken) Norberg of Redding, sons David of Grass Valley, Buck (Janilee) of Red Bluff, and Michael of Medford, Oregon, 10 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Bill, sisters Dorothy Carson, Elsie Gault, Alice Lee, and brother George Hammer. A viewing will be held Thursday evening, June 25th, 5 to 8 pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut St in Red Bluff, and a private burial service for any family members that wish to attend Friday morning, 9:30 am, at Oak Hill Cemetery. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Cone Community United Methodist Church in Dairyville on Saturday, June 27th, at 10 am followed by lunch. Salads or desserts would be appreciated for the lunch. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dairyville Community Club Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 973, Los Molinos, CA 96055.
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