Pyddney JONES

JONES Pyddney, wife of David Jones and mother of Will and Katie Jones, died Sun at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her son, Murphy Jones, brother, Bill Kobs, and parents, Alfred and Pidd Kobs. Born Sept 12, 1951 in Houston, TX, she had lived in Lexington since 1978. She was a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors and, previously, with Morgan Stanley. Earlier, she was a school librarian at Breckenridge Elementary and a regional librarian for the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. She graduated, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1973. She also held a Master of Arts in Teaching, 1975, and a Master of Library Science, 1977, from Vanderbilt. She was a parishioner of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, where she had been on the vestry and enjoyed volunteering as a children's chapel leader. She also had served on the board of the Good Shepherd Day School. She was a co-chair of the Lexington Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, a nationwide foundation dedicated to fund raising for breast cancer research and education. She was very involved in her children's activities at Henry Clay and Lafayette high schools, the School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and the Spanish immersion programs at Maxwell Elementary and Bryan Station Middle School. A longtime soccer mom, she served as co-president of the Henry Clay boy's soccer booster club. She was especially devoted to several Henry Clay soccer players whose families have come to Lexington as refugees from Africa. She enjoyed supporting them by helping with homework and driving them to practices and games. She felt that they and their families had enriched her life. Another interest of hers was running. She was a regular participant in the Bluegrass 10,000 on the Fourth of July. She also completed marathons in Huntsville, AL, Cincinnati, Columbus and Minneapolis. In addition to her husband and children, she is survived by her in-laws: Christine Jones of Memphis; Steve Jones and Mary Bruns and their children, Matt and Ellen, of Summit, N.J.; Dick and Ellen Jones of Louisville; and Dr. Alan and Beth Jones and their children, Shelby, Jack Henry and Caroline, of Fulton, KY. She loved her family and her friends, of whom she had many. She made new friends easily and was deeply devoted to her old ones. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to the Lexington Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, 1795 Alysheba Way, Suite 1795, Lexington, KY 40509. Visitation will be held from 5-8pm on Tue at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on East Main Street. The funeral will be at 1pm Wed at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on East Main at Bell Court, followed by burial at Lexington Cemetery.