Remembering the life, death and legacy of teacher Lila Jones
Lila Aven Jones LUBBOCK-Lila Aven Jones, 92, of Lubbock passed away on Jan. 23, 2015. Lila (Buddie) Jones was born in Halfway, Texas, on Dec. 1, 1922. Lila graduated from Hart High School and attended West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon, Texas for a year before attending Draughn's Business College in Lubbock and earning an Associate Degree. She married James Bacon Jones on Oct. 6, 1942, in Victoria, Texas, where Bacon received his Army Air Force Wings at Foster Field. Lila taught...
