West, Sarah L.

1932 - 2012  (79 years)

• Name	West, Sarah L.
  Birth	21 Dec 1932	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	WEST.S001
  _FGRAVE	94872782
  _MEMR	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	5 Aug 2012	St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, West, Sarah
  Person ID	I32874	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	West, Menford,   b. 15 Dec 1891, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1953, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rumley, Fern A.,   b. 22 Feb 1905   d. 27 Feb 1990 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jones, Paul W.,   b. 5 Jun 1928, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Jul 2003, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1955	Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Jones, R.A. > 2. Jones, P.J.   3. Jones, R.A.
  Family ID	F13648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Dec 1932 - Clay County, Illinois _MEMR - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 21 Dec 1955 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 5 Aug 2012 - St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah L. Jones, age 79, of Flora, IL died at 8:20 AM on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born December 21, 1932 in Clay County, IL to Menford and Fern (Rumley) West. She married Paul W. Jones on December 21, 1955 in Noble, IL. He preceded her in death on July 20, 2003. Sarah attended Western Union School, was a waitress at several local restaurants, served as Campground Host at Forbes State Park, helped with decorating for the F.A.F. Christmas Tree Walk, and was a lifelong member and former secretary of the Flora VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed reading, camping, family get-togethers, traveling in the U.S. and abroad with her sister and sister-in-law, trapshooting at the gun club, and doing crafts, quilting and crocheting. She is survived by two daughters: Ruth Ann Weiler and Paula Jean Rahn; six grandchildren: Angie Noden, Amanda Wilson, Layton Weiler, J.D. Rahn, Brandy Little, Pamela Scott; five great-grandchildren: Elliot Noden, Noelle Wilson, Ronni Little, Sarah Little, David Little; two brothers: David West, James "Red Top" West; two sisters: Ada Baker, Norma Quandt; along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers (Roy, Harvey, Ronnie and Robert West), and two sisters (Mary Schnell and Betty Pearl). A memorial service for Sarah Jones was held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home with Dr. Don Bunnell officiating. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. The family requests that memorial donations in Sarah's memory be made to Golden Circle Nutrition or to the Kidney Foundation and will be accepted at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10170] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jones, Sarah L., 79, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94872782), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10171] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jones, Sarah L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94872782), none. (Reliability: 2).