ELIZABETH R. "Betty" JONES, 83, of Steubenville, formerly of Amsterdam, OH, passed away Friday, October 26, 2007 in Country Club Manor, Steubenville following a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and been an active bowler with the bowling league at Garson's Lanes in Amsterdam, had been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Amsterdam VFW Post #232 and was a Presbyterian.
She was born March 14, 1924 in Amsterdam, OH, a daughter of the late William and Mary Fergus Rankine. She is preceded in death by her husband, Billy E. Jones who died in 1994, by 4 sisters, Jeanette, Kathryne Amick, May Star and Jean Johnston. She is survived by a son, James B. Jones and wife June of Cle Elum, Washington; by grandchildren, Jamie (Halley) Brawer, Papillion, Nebraska and Jason Jones, Kirkland, WA and 2 great-grandsons, Kaden Brawer and Cory Jones and a sister-in-law, Mildred Case of Steubenville.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 West Main St., Richmond. Friends will be received one hour prior to services from 1 PM until 2 PM. Burial will follow in Ft. Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.