PUXICO, Mo. -- Evelyn Irene (Mansbridge) Jones, 94 of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Puxico, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 at Oakdale Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Daughter of the late Fred Hinton Mansbridge and Cora Cecilia (Untiedt) Mansbridge. She was born Oct. 23, 1923 in Fisk, Mo.
On Jan. 26, 1946, she was married to Harold E. Jones in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 2011. They lived in Nebraska and Iowa and returned to the Puxico area in 1963. They lived there until moving to Poplar Bluff in 2011. They were members of the United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and loved cooking and taking care of her family. She loved gardening, bird watching, crocheting and spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Surviving are two daughters, Sandra Kay Deprew of Malden, Mo, and Carolyn and Bob Fisher of Poplar Bluff; one son, John and Pat Biltof of Mountain Home, Ark..; five grandchildren, Jeremy Asher of Malden, Will, Jill, Aaron and Chris Asher, all of Bernie, Jessica and Joel Murphy of Poplar Bluff, and Bobbie Jo and Heath Lance of Omaha; 14 great-grandchildren, Erika, Kynlee, Chad, Logan, Mason, Nolan, Austin, Mackenzie, Natalie, Reese, Waeston, Gavin, Brooklyn and Grayson.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Kay Jones, and siblings Herbert and Flora Lee Mansbridge, Margaret and Bob Pleis, Ruth and Cleo Leach, Gail and Anna Lea Mansbridge.
Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico with family visiting beginning at 5 p.m.. Funeral services was at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19 in the funeral home with burial at the Puxico Cemetery with Bishop Kent Miller officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com