5/12/2011
Ruth Luella (Durham) Jones, age 90, died on May 12, 2011, at the Knoxville Hospital.
Ruth
was born October 21, 1920, in Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Hazel Durham.
She lived in Melcher, Iowa, until the death of her father in 1928. In 1930 the family
moved to Knoxville, Iowa, where she resided until her death. Ruth attended the Knoxville
schools, graduating from high school in 1937.
Ruth married Amos Jones of Knoxville,
in 1939. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1989.
Amos preceded Ruth in death on February 23, 1997. For many years Ruth and Amos ran the Champlin Oil Company in Knoxville.
Ruth is survived by one sister, Lucy Holmes, of Colorado Springs, and several nephews
and nieces, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
The Williams Funeral Home is in charge
of the memorial service to be held at a later date.