Florine Jones, 90, of Beaumont died January 23, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. A native of Harrisburg, Texas, she worked for Consolidated Venetian Blind as a secretary. In 1941, she married G.M. Jones and moved to Beaumont, where she and her husband raised their family.
Florine was an avid bridge player, an active resident at the Villas of Sunnyside and a founding member of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church.
She is survived by her sons, Morris Jones, Jr. and his wife Cheryl, Steve Jones and his wife Betty all of Beaumont; daughters, Marguerite Jones of Beaumont, Laura Barr and her husband Darrel of Bay City; nine grandchildren; and thirteen great grandchildren. Florine was preceded in death by her husband, Graves Morris Jones, Sr.; and two brothers, Dr. Percy Butcher and Richard Butcher.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont with burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 5:00 P.M. Sunday evening January 25, 2009 with a Rosary recited 6:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, P.O. Box 1950, Clarksburg, Maryland, 20871, American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726 or Catholic Charities, 2780 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77726.
