Ruth Leona Jones

1936 - 2023

Ruth Leona Jones was welcomed into Heaven on March 1 (2023) at the age of 86. She was the daughter of Oliver and Olive Josephine (Foster) Shaw. Born on March 30, 1936, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James Jones. A brother, James Shaw, and a sister, Betty House.
Ruth grew up and graduated in Richmond, California. She moved to Harrison in 1968. All her life she sacrificed for the sake of her children and grandchildren. Her passion was serving others in the capacity of cooking, quilting, crocheting, and her church family. She attended Harrison First Assembly for 50 years. She was a cashier at Edwards Grocery for several years and a stocker at Mass Merchandiser where she retired.
She is survived by three daughters, Carren Rivera (Apolonio), of Carson City, Nevada; Debbie Whitney (Jim) of Harrison, and Tina Grinder (Andy) Branson, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Ron Rivera, Connie Gibson, Marta Rivera, Maggie Rivera, Cameron Whitney, Cody Whitney, Vern Saul, Ethan Grinder, and Jareb Grinder; eight great-grandchildren, RJ Rivera, Reilly Gibson, Noah Gibson, Skyler Whitney, Jaxon Whitney, Phoenix Whitney, Malaya Byrd, and Aniyah Byrd; and a host of family and friends.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 6, at Roller Christeson Funeral Home. Brother Dennis Selvidge will be officiating.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Interment will be at Maplewood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grand and great-grandsons and honorary pallbearers are Wayne Lee and Rodney Foster.
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