Doris E. Jones
Vertin-Munson Funeral Home
1-701-642-4000
Doris E. Jones, 77,
Breckenridge
,
MN
, formerly Wahpeton, ND, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at St. Catherine’s
Living
Center
, Wahpeton. The Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 at
Grace
Lutheran
Church
,
Breckenridge
,
MN
, with Rev. Burt Benson officiating. Visitation will be Friday, from 5 PM to 8 PM with a 7 PM prayer service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be at
Fairview
Memorial
Gardens
, Wahpeton.
Doris E. Jones was born April 20, 1931 at
Lidgerwood
,
ND
, the daughter of Alfred and Vera (Gallmeyer) Meyer. She was confirmed at
Peace
Lutheran
Church
,
Barney
,
ND
on June 8, 1945. She attended school at
Wyndmere
,
ND
and graduated from
Wyndmere
High School
. She worked for the Wahpeton Hotel and on May 12, 1952 she was united in marriage to Dale Jones. After his duty in the service Dale returned home from the service and the couple opened the Meyer-Jones Farm Store in Wahpeton with Alfred Meyer. They later opened Ransom-Richland Implement in
Lisbon
,
ND
, in 1980. They sold their stores to David Meyer and Darrell Larson in 1985 and retired. They continued to live in Wahpeton until they moved to Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge in 2007. Dale passed away on February 8, 2007;
Doris
continued to live in the Villa.
Doris was a member of
Grace
Lutheran
Church
and enjoyed crocheting with her crocheting group. She will be sadly missed by her special friends at Twin Town Villa.
Doris is survived by her daughter, Lynnette (Dale) Gilles, Wahpeton, ND; two granddaughters and four great grandchildren: Dawn (Stacy)
Buckhouse
,
Breckenridge, MN
; children Carter, Noah, and Rylee Lynn; Laura (Travis) Iverson, Doran, MN and child Ethan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dale Jones, her brother, Jim Meyer, and her brother-in-law Kenneth Jones.
