Linda Sue Jones
February 8, 1944 ~ September 29, 2020
Linda Sue Jones, 76, of Taos, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Linn, Missouri.
She was born February 8, 1944, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of the late William Craig and Marguerite Elaine (Phipps) Knizley. Linda was raised in Shambaugh, Iowa, where she attended a one room schoolhouse through the 8th grade. Linda was a 1962 graduate of South Page High School in College Springs, Iowa and attended Lincoln University.
She was united in marriage on December 29, 2001, at the Liberty Road Baptist Church in Jefferson City to Harold Kenneth Jones who survives at the home in Taos with their dog Coco.
Linda worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections for over 20 years as a culinary arts instructor in Vocational Education. Linda loved to cook and enjoyed sharing the culinary knowledge with others.
She was a member of Liberty Road Baptist Church in Taos, the Red Hat Society, and the Cultured Pearls Group. Linda also volunteered at the Samaritan Center. She loved animals, reading, shopping, baking, cooking, sewing, camping, traveling, flowers, and was always up for a new adventure. Linda was a social butterfly and was the happiest when surrounded by family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Jones, Taos; six children, Dawn (John) Shannon, Jefferson City; Kenton Ripley, Gillette, WY; Charley (Robin) Jones, Sedalia; Lisa Jones, Springfield; Patti Karch, Springfield; Steven Jones; twelve grandchildren, Tyler Ripley, William Ripley, Vanessa Ripley, Elizabeth Ripley, Sabrina Stewart, Levi Shannon, Mattie Shannon, Aaron Jones, Sean Jones, Brandon Fairchild, Joey Fairchild, Kari Rose; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Patricia (Ralph) Mehrens, Belleville, NE.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home in Jefferson City.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Rodgers officiating.
Burial will be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Memorials are suggested to the Samaritan Center.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Those wishing to send condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
She was born February 8, 1944, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of the late William Craig and Marguerite Elaine (Phipps) Knizley. Linda was raised in Shambaugh, Iowa, where she attended a one room schoolhouse through the 8th grade. Linda was a 1962 graduate of South Page High School in College Springs, Iowa and attended Lincoln University.
She was united in marriage on December 29, 2001, at the Liberty Road Baptist Church in Jefferson City to Harold Kenneth Jones who survives at the home in Taos with their dog Coco.
Linda worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections for over 20 years as a culinary arts instructor in Vocational Education. Linda loved to cook and enjoyed sharing the culinary knowledge with others.
She was a member of Liberty Road Baptist Church in Taos, the Red Hat Society, and the Cultured Pearls Group. Linda also volunteered at the Samaritan Center. She loved animals, reading, shopping, baking, cooking, sewing, camping, traveling, flowers, and was always up for a new adventure. Linda was a social butterfly and was the happiest when surrounded by family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Jones, Taos; six children, Dawn (John) Shannon, Jefferson City; Kenton Ripley, Gillette, WY; Charley (Robin) Jones, Sedalia; Lisa Jones, Springfield; Patti Karch, Springfield; Steven Jones; twelve grandchildren, Tyler Ripley, William Ripley, Vanessa Ripley, Elizabeth Ripley, Sabrina Stewart, Levi Shannon, Mattie Shannon, Aaron Jones, Sean Jones, Brandon Fairchild, Joey Fairchild, Kari Rose; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Patricia (Ralph) Mehrens, Belleville, NE.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home in Jefferson City.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Rodgers officiating.
Burial will be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Memorials are suggested to the Samaritan Center.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Those wishing to send condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you , I loved her deeply , she will be missed , she was a wonderful lady and Grandma .
Linda was such a pleasure to take care of while I worked at General Baptist. She will be missed, especially her laugh. Keeping the family in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Linda will be sorely missed by many! Our families were neighbors and Linda and I grew up together. She was the nearest thing to a sister for me! I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers! Kay Williams
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There is no way I could share “a” memory. There are just too many! Wish we could meet again and relive some of those memories–the one where we set the papers on fire in the upstairs of your grandparent’s house, the laying-down mule that you had–we spent hours trying to make it get up, but he got up when he was good and ready! Thank God for the memories. He knew we would need them. You were always such and uplifting person–always had a smile and a contagious laugh. Prayers to your family for God’s peace . Thankful that God placed you in my life when we were young and that you are healthy again.
She was just another one of the Shambaugh girls that grew up and was friends with everybody in town. We lived his neighbors across the street when she lived in College Springs. The thing I remember most about Linda was that she took Patty and I to see a movie in Clarinda because Patty and I were not old enough to drive a car yet. She was a great lady and a great friend. We will see her again in heaven.
My best memory of Linda was when I attended a slumber party for Dawn. We kept Linda up most of the night. The next morning she woke us up and made us all listen to a lottle boy who was going door to door preaching. I don’t remember what deno.ination the boy was preaching but she got us all back for ruining her night of sleep!
So sorry for your families loss. Thinking of you all in this difficult time.