March 24, 1943 – September 18, 2024
Betty Jean (Ross) Jones, of Oolitic, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington.
She was born March 24, 1943, in Columbus, Indiana, to Gordon and Olive (Garrett) Ross. She married Richard Jones on July 12, 1963, in Hartsville, Indiana, and he survives. Betty worked at M.F. Fines-Shirt Factory in Bedford and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, canning, car shows, fishing, and raising all the neighborhood kids. She lived in Oolitic for 54 years.
Surviving to cherish Betty’s memory are her husband, Richard; two daughters, Jennifer Ann (Jack) Brock of Silverville and Melissa Evon (Keenan) Snow of Mitchell; two sons, David Alan Jones of Mitchell and Jeffrey Lynn (Jodee) Jones of Salem; one sister, Judy Eldridge of Spencer; two brothers, Ronnie (Kathy) Ross of Westport and Tom (Ann) Ross of Westport; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceding Betty in death were her parents: one daughter, Betty Jean Jones, and one son, Terry Jones.
A visitation service for Betty will be held on Tuesday, September 24, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes in Bedford. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home, 402 East Bennett Street, Westport, Indiana. Burial will follow at Westport cemetery in Westport, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home in Westport.
Memories and condolences may be shared, and flowers bought at www.FergusonLee.com.
