Obituary
SHIRLEY M. JONES
Rolfe - Shirley Jones of Rolfe,
age 62, died on Monday, February 17, 2003, at Trinity Regional Medical
Center at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, February 21, at 11:00 a.m. at Shared Ministry in Rolfe, with Rev.
Tamara EnTin officiating.
Survivors include her daughter,
Jennifer (Kenneth) Benedict of Rolfe; son, John K. (Amanda) Jones of
Rolfe; grandchildren, Jessica, Shelbi, Nicholas, and Drake; and brother,
Bob Trueblood, of Longmont, Colorado.
Shirley was preceded in death
by her parents and a brother, Leslie.
Shirley Mae Trueblood was born
on November 7, 1940, at Boone. She was the daughter of William and Della
(Wilson) Trueblood. Shirley was educated at Stratford and graduated from
Stratford High School in 1958. She worked at the Farmers Savings Bank in
Stratford for thirteen years. On April 21, 1970, Shirley married John Paul
Jones at the Methodist Church in Stratford. The couple made their home in
Fort Dodge, where Shirley was the bookkeeper at the Fort Dodge Police
Station. They later moved to Badger and operated the Badger Inn. In the
late 1970's, they moved to Rolfe and operated the Sunnybrook Cafe. Shirley
continued to work at the Sunnybrook after the sale to her in-laws. She
later worked in Emmetsburg and was most recently employed at the Humboldt
Library.
Shirley was a member of Shared
Ministry. She enjoyed Bingo and loved spending time with her
grandchildren.
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