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- Rockford Register Star, April 16, 1995
Lois M. Jones, 81
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Lois M. Jones, 81, formerly of Rockford, died Wednesday, April 12, 1995 in Colorado Springs. Born Nov. 5, 1913, in Rockford, daughter of Alonzo Willard and Martha (Jesse) Bassett. Moved to Colorado in 1968. Married Clarence O. Jones on Aug. 28, 1937, in Rockford; he died in 1948. Member of the Rose Sharon and Community Church of God. Survivors include six daughters, Reva Smith, Delia Gorman, Virginia McManus and Carol Bryant, all of Colorado Springs, Martha Bright of Mississippi and Lucille Schlosse of Michigan; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Kay Siden of Rockford. Also predeceased by her son, Wesley in 1994; three brothers, Clyde, "Bud" and Owen Bassett and three sisters, Pearl Keck, Bernice Nickelson and Helen Hutchinson.
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
14 Apr 1995
LOIS M. JONES, 81, a homemaker, died April 12, 1995, at a local hospital.
Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 3825 Airport Road.
Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Rockford, Ill., to Alonzo Willard and Martha (Jesse) Bassett.
She was married Aug. 28, 1937, in Rockford to Clarence O. Jones, who died in 1948.
She is survived by six daughters, Reva Smith, Della Gorman, Virginia McManus and Carol Bryant, all of Colorado Springs, Martha Bright of Mississippi and Lucille Schlosser of Michigan; a sister, Kay Siden of Rockford; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Deceased are a son, Wesley A.; three brothers, Clyde Bassett, "Bud" Bassett and Owen Bassett; and three sisters, Pearl Keck, Bernice Nickelsen and Helen Hutchinson.
Mrs. Jones had been an area resident since 1968 and was a member of the Rose Haron and the Community Church of God.
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d. 12 Apr 1995 (Age 81 years)