Betty Jones

December 9, 1934 - March 10, 2021

Betty Jane Jones, 86, of Drakesville, IA passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 10, 2021 at the Hospice House in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was born on December 9, 1934 in Unionville Iowa to James R. and Zella Hopkins Garner. Betty graduated from Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, IA in 1951. Betty married Elmer Ray Jones on November 2, 1952 at the Pleasant Valley Church in rural Davis County. Betty was a mother of four children and worked as a bookkeeper for Jones Produce. Betty also worked at the Davis County Elementary School in the kitchen and was known to many children at the school as “Grandma Betty.” Betty was an active member of the Drakesville United Methodist Church and a woman of strong faith. She was a Sunday school teacher for 25 years and served on numerous church committees. Betty was a member of the United Methodist Women. She was the Treasurer of the Drakesville Cemetery Committee for several years. Betty loved spending time with her family, gardening, snapping green beans, canning, embroidering, Red Birds (Cardinals), sitting on her front porch, country cruising, ice cream, baking homemade cookies as well as watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Davis County Mustangs. Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her children Randy (Becky) Jones of Drakesville, IA, Connie (Doug) White of Bloomfield, IA, Bruce (Heidi) Jones of Drakesville, IA, Brenda (Grant) Wilsey of Rush City, MN. Thirteen grandchildren: Keelie (Luke) Haner, Elkhorn, NE, Dia (Jason) Fenton, Urbandale, IA, Brandi (Stewart) Shively, Bloomfield, IA, Boyd White, Bloomfield, IA, Betsy (Nathan) Gibson, Bloomfield, IA, Alyssa (Bob) Closser, Drakesville, IA, Holly (Jason) Glosser, Unionville, IA, Ashley (Jeremy) Tharp, Bloomfield, IA, Nicole (Brett) Stewart, Oskaloosa, IA, Ross (Chelsey) Jones, Drakesville, IA, Danielle Wilsey, Minnetonka, MN, Grant Jacob Wilsey, Rush City, MN and Brooke Wilsey, North Branch, MN. Twenty-five great grandchildren: Allyson and Jacob Haner, Elkhorn, NE, Sydney, Sophie, Sadie and Sutton Shively, Bloomfield, IA, Easton and Mayci White, Bloomfield, IA, Jenna, Renea and Alexa Gibson, Bloomfield, IA, Tyler, Myles, Ayden and Bella Closser, Drakesville, IA, Landon and Lance Glosser, Unionville, IA, Chloe, Addyson and Jase Tharp, Bloomfield, IA, Emelia and Brooks Stewart, Oskaloosa, IA, Myah, Jaxtyn and Ensley Jones, Drakesville. And her sister in-law Gloria Garner, Bloomfield, IA and many nieces and nephews. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, her brothers Alfred Garner and James Albert Garner and his wife Ruth Garner. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Drakesville United Methodist Church or the Davis County Dollars for Scholars to establish a Scholarship in Betty’s name. Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield is in charge of the services. An open public visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2021 with no family present. A private family visitation will follow from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Wagler Funeral Home on March 13, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. The funeral will be lived streamed on the Wagler Funeral Home Facebook page. Pastor Jon Klaus will be officiating the services. At the request of the family, please wear a mask at the funeral service. Burial will be held at the Drakesville Cemetery, Drakesville, IA.