Obituary of Lucia Jones

Lucia V. Jones was born July 26, 1927 in Dallas, TX. and died May 26, 2014 in Port Charlotte, FL. She was 86. She attended schools in Texas and graduated in 1945. She was married in Maine to Glenn, her husband of 65 years. This is where their son Alan was born. She started her federal government career in Washington, D.C. in the secretarial field. She worked for the Veteran's Administration, the Forest Service, the Department of the Navy, the Department of Agriculture, the Corps of Engineers and the Internal Revenue Service. She was active in volunteer activities with the Dallas Services for Visually Impaired Children, where she brailed school texts. She volunteered at the Desoto Community Outreach Center in Desoto, TX. in their thrift shop. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer in Dallas County and a volunteer tutor for the Florida Literacy Program. She was also a Patient Advocate for the St. Vincent DePaul Community Pharmacy. She was recognized for leading the way in establishing the patient advocate program and for extraordinary dedication to her patients with the Saint Vincent DePaul Society Sacred Heart Conference. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son Alan D. Jones and his wife Kimberly, grandson Hunter Alan and granddaughter Dana Arlene. She is also survived by a sister, Aurora Petersen, a nephew Ricky Rosas and nieces Aurora Gratis and Linda Persky. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Punta Gorda, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Virginia B. Andes Clinic, 21297 Olean Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL. 33952.