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Mary J. Jones

July 26, 1906 — May 7, 2010

Mary J. Jones, age 103, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Thomas Rest Haven Nursing Home in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 10, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Scranton with Rev. Charles Thompson officiating. Organist for the service will be Lula Garnes. Visitation will be held at the United Methodist Church in Scranton on Monday from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service. Burial will be in the Scranton Township Cemetery near Scranton. Born on July 26, 1906 at Scranton, Iowa, she was the daughter of Orlo and Stella (Huffman) Goodrich. She spent her early years in Scranton. Her parents divorced and Mary and her mother moved to Des Moines where her mother worked at the Fort Des Moines Hotel. Mary attended school in Des Moines and graduated from Valley High School and the American Institute of Business. They eventually moved to Coon Rapids where her mother operated a candy and tobacco store for many years. Her father was a long time postmaster in Scranton. Mary was united in marriage to Russell Boyd in 1927. They resided in Canada and Chicago. In 1934 they purchased a grocery store in Scranton and operated it until 1964. Mary was very active in the everyday operation of the store. When they retired from the store, they built a home in Scranton. Russ passed away in 1976. In 1986, Mary married James A. Jones in Scranton, when he was 79 and she was 80. They did a lot of traveling and enjoyed life everyday, sometimes driving 50 miles for a cup of coffee! Jim passed away in 2006, after 20 years of marriage. Mary spent her final four years at the Thomas Rest haven Nursing Home in Coon Rapids where she was lovingly cared for by the very professional staff. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Scranton. Surviving are her stepchildren: Jim (Ruth) Jones of Jefferson, Iowa, Harry (Barb McKay-Jones) of Duluth, Minnesota, Bob (Stephanie) Jones of North Manchester, Indiana, Tim (Luann) Jones of Edina, Minnesota, and Sharon Semke of Scranton; numerous step-grandchildren, great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Virgil, and her two husbands.
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