Lahoma C. Jones

LaHoma C. Jones passed away on October 5, 2005, in Yukon, Oklahoma. She was 94 years of age. LaHoma was born on April 7, 1911, the 5th child of Annie B. and Robert Carselowey, in Adair, Oklahoma. She completed high school in Adair and went to college in Sherman, Texas, at Kidd Key College (now Southern Methodist University). After graduating from Kidd Key, LaHoma had her first teaching job in the public schools of Miami, Oklahoma. She went on to teach in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma and finished her teaching career at Oklahoma City. LaHoma married Ray Jones of Jackson, Mississippi, on June 14, 1947. They enjoyed 51 years of marriage until Ray's death on August 15th, 1998. LaHoma and Ray moved to Spanish Cove, a retirement center in Yukon, Oklahoma, in 1993. There, they enjoyed the friendships of many residents. LaHoma was a member of Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church of Yukon, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00AM, Saturday, October 8th at the Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church in Yukon, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Yukon Cemetery. The family wishes to thank LaHoma's grandniece, Karen Rowe, for the many hours that she came by and checked on LaHoma during her final illness. The family also expresses its gratitude to the nurses and staff of Spanish Cove Assisted Living Center in Yukon and the staff of Mercy Hospice in Oklahoma City. Memorials may be made to Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church, 801 W. Vandament Ave., Yukon, Oklahoma,73099, or to charity of choice. LaHoma is survived by her niece, Carole Tucker and husband Gene of Tulsa, Oklahoma, nephews Dwight West and wife Shirley of San Antonio, Texas, and Jack West and wife Margie of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also survived by her sisterin-law, Betty Sue Sullivan and husband Jim of Jackson, Mississippi, and brother-in-law, H. Gordon Jones and wife Sharon of Great Bend, Kansas.