Helen L. Jones, 77, died Dec. 24, 2013 at Good Samaritan, Hutchinson Village. She was born Nov. 27, 1936 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charley W. and Dollie Mae Parker Mooney.
She was a lifetime Hutchinson resident and had worked for the former Hutchinson Waste Paper Company, and was the Owner/Operator of H.L. Jones Trash Service.
She married Virgil W. Jones, Sept. 16, 1950 in Ellinwood, he died Dec. 1, 2004. Survivors include three daughters; Brenda McAfee, Hutchinson, Tina McCoy, Hutchinson, Mary Gray, Omaha, AR, six sons; Dwane Jones, Pratt, Virgil Jones Jr., Hutchinson, Rick Jones, Topeka, Carl Jones, Winnemucca, NV, John Jones, Hutchinson and Tommie Jones, Hutchinson, brother, Delbert Mooney, Ford, KS, sister, Betty McClaren, Colorado Springs, CO, 33 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 at 1:00pm with Pastor Eldon Smith presiding. Burial will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00pm to 9:00pm Sunday and 9:00am to 9:00pm, Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the National Kidney Foundation in care of the funeral home.