Mary Heier Jones

Mary Virginia Heier Jones, 86, of Front Royal passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at her home.

Mrs. Jones was born in Front Royal on Nov. 22, 1928, a daughter of the late Tyson E. and Eva E. Kirby Martin. She attended Warren County High School. She was employed by A&P Co., retiring after 33 years. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church.

She is survived by eight children, Diane "Dee" Stokes of Front Royal and her husband, Andy, Todd A. Heier of Edinburg and his wife, Michelle; Sandy Heier of New Bern, N.C., Jerry Heier of Mineral and his wife, Brenda, Douglas L. Jones of Winchester and his wife, Kacey, Diane Armstrong and Barbara Downey, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Carolyn Wrench and her husband, Steve, of Minneapolis, Minn.; a brother, Charles Martin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; 10 granddaughters; six grandsons; nine great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Karen Heier of Front Royal.

Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her first husband, Douglas W. Heier, to whom she was married for more than 47 years; her second husband, Robert D. "Bob" Jones to whom she was married for 15 years; a son, Gary Eugene Heier; two sisters, Jeanette and Mildred; and three brothers, Robert Earl, William and Bob.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Maddox Funeral Home.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Front Royal.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Building Fund, 120 W. Main St., Front Royal, VA 22630; or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601.