Ethel Lucille Jones, 100, Albert Lea
Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 24, 2004
Funeral services for Ethel Lucille Jones (Edmonds) will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2004 at the Thorne Crest North Retirement Center. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. The burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea.
Mrs. Jones died Friday morning at the Thorne Crest North Retirement Center Health Care Wing. She was 100 years of age.
Ethel was born on December 13, 1903 in LeRoy, the daughter of Thomas and Birdie Edmonds. She graduated from LeRoy High School in 1922 and spent one year at the Winona State Teachers College. Ethel taught school for three years at the Oak Dale School. She then began work at the Skinner Chamberlain Department Store in 1926.
On April 10, 1937 she was united in marriage to Chester V. Jones in Minneapolis. Ethel and Chet lived for many years at 210 N. 1st Ave W, until March 20, 1989 when they both moved to Thorne Crest Retirement Center.
Ethel is survived by one brother, Leslie Edmonds and wife, Lorraine of Hurricane, Utah, and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials preferred to: Thornecrest Retirement Home Activities Dept.