Laconia-----Jeannette C. Jones, 91, of 49 Taylor Home Drive, Taylor Community, died at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. She was the widow of Downing S. Jones, who died in 1999.
Mrs. Jones was born April 26, 1921 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of Odilon and Mary Rose (Marchand) Laframboise. She was a long time resident of Alton Bay before moving to Laconia in September, 1988. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.
Mrs. Jones was an artist and had received many awards and ribbons in years past. She loved doing crafts and counted cross stitching.
Mrs. Jones was a member of the Alton Garden Club, the American Legion Auxiliary of Alton, the Elder Friendship Club and was a volunteer at Ledgeview, Taylor Community.
Survivors include a sister, Simone L. Ober, of Laconia; her three sisters-in-law, Marcia Leighton of New Hampton, Priscilla Puleo of Gilford and Martha Jones of Leesburg, Florida and several nephews and nieces. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Jones was predeceased by three sisters, Aline Jacobs, Doris Smith and Priscilla Wells.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Old Riverside Cemetery, Alton, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or to the Sunshine Fund of the Taylor Community, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.