Obituary of Alma Jones

Alma Deloris (Seay) Jones, age 89 of Lamar, Missouri passed away, March 24, 2015. Alma was born to Dorris L. and Flora (Koch) Seay on July 26, 1925 in Lahoma, Oklahoma. Alma moved to Missouri in 1936 with her parents and spent most of her life in Barton County. Alma attended Summit rural school and Lamar High School. Alma married Curtis "Jack" Jones in 1941 in Lamar, MO. She worked as a secretary at Farm Bureau in Lamar and later for Al's and LP Gas in Joplin, MO. She also sold Watkins products and Artex tube paints for many years. She enjoyed square dancing, arts and crafts, knitting, cooking and baking. Alma was a Red Cross swimming teacher and taught classes and gave private instruction. She also loved to travel with Jack. She was a member of Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 1942. Preceding her in death are a son, Richard Leroy Jones, her parents and two brothers, Virgil G. Seay, and Glenn H. Seay. Alma's survivors include her husband Jack of the home, daughter-in law, Shirley Jones of Fairbanks, Alaska, Granddaughters, Marcie Jones, Hollywood, South Carolina, Stacie L. (Jones) Ryman, Fairbanks, Alaska, Great Grandson Austin Richard Ryman, Fairbanks, Alaska, sister in-laws, Olive (Jones) Pyatt, Lamar, MO, Reba (Jones) Simmons, Lamar, MO and Sara (Jones) White, Boerne, Texas, plus numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Alma will be held at Konantz Warden Funeral Home on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00 pm. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Lamar.