Violet S. Jones, age 92, died Friday, March 27, 2015 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. She was born in rural Cloud County, KS on April 3, 1922 to John & Ida (Anderson) Swenson.

She grew up near Concordia, KS and graduated from Concordia High School. She married Rev. Ralph J. Jones on Dec. 9, 1945. He preceded her on Sept. 16, 2011. She was a bookkeeper and secretary in several businesses and at Larned State Hospital, but her main occupation was a mother and homemaker. She and Ralph lived in several different communities throughout Kansas and Illinois while Ralph served as a Methodist minister to those communities. She was a member of the 1 ^st United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women Circle throughout the years.

Violet is survived by her daughter, Sharon Jones of Gainesville, GA; son, Ronald (Wendy) Jones of Jamestown; daughter, Mary Jones; son, Wesley Jones, both of Springfield, IL; 2 grandchildren, Kimberly and David Wright, Ryan and Lisa Jones; 4 great grandsons, Shane and Evan Wright & Finn & Sawyer Jones & several nieces & nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Ralph; her parents; brothers, Reynold, Harold, Emil, Melvin & Carl Swenson & a sister, Blossom Harrington.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Friday, April 3, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, Concordia with Pastor Tessa Zehring officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia. Visitation will be 9 am to 9 pm, Thurs., April 2, 2015 with family greeting from 7-8 pm at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. Family suggests memorials to the Concordia United Methodist Church or the Jamestown United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.