Myrtle Louise Jones, 23 May 1923

Myrtle Louise Jones, 80, Malad and former Ogden resident, passed away September 16, 2003 in Logan, Utah.

Louise was born May 23, 1923 in Charleston, West Virginia, the only daughter of Oliver and Gretchen Wears Long. She attended school in Charleston and later Ohio. At the age of 21, she enlisted in the US Army Air Corp and later received three commendations, including one from the Ground Forces Reserve. She served in the Adjutant Generals Dept. in Ohio and later worked in the Southwestern City Schools in Grove City, Ohio.

Following the death of her second husband, Thomas Sheets, Louise moved to the Ogden, UT area. It was there that she met and married Avon L. Jones, and they resided in Ogden for 17 years. While in Ogden, she worked for the IRS and GSA offices. Louise and Avon moved to Cherry Creek, ID, just south of Malad in 1986. She took her ambitions to the kitchen, where she put her all into cooking and feeding her many friends in the valley. Her mouth watering baked goods and plates of goodies will be missed.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Oliver Long; step father, Leo Benz; and her second husband, Thomas Sheets. She will be missed and remembered by her devoted husband, Avon L. Jones, who survives her, and her many friends and family.

Louise was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Funeral services were held September 20, 2003 at the Horsley Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Malad City Cemetery with military rites by the American Legion Post #65.