Frances I. Jones, 92, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Altercare of Hartville Center. She was born in Gassaway, Braxton County, WV on December 18, 1923 and was a daughter of the late Orville and Flora Ann (McMorrow) Gross.
Frances worked at Ohio Bell Telephone and as a Riveter at the Goodyear Hangar during World War II. She married Jack A. Jones in October 1946 and they were together 56 years until his passing in January 2002.
Survivors include her daughter, Jacklyn (J.C.) Jones; sister in-law, Wanda (Richard) Thompson, of Virginia; 2 step-grandsons; 5 step great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; brother Robert Gross, and sister, Olene Postlethwaite.
The family will receive friends Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel, 760 E. Market St. from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., with Rev. Laurie Metzko officiating. Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
A special thanks to the staff at Altercare of Hartville Center for the loving care they provided to Frances during the past six and a half years.
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West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Francis Irene Gross
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Villa Nova, Braxton, West Virginia
Father: Orville M Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
FHL Film Number: 573797
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Gross
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Akron, Summit, Ohio
Street address: Kryder Ave
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Name Age
Flora Gross 32
Robert Gross 11
Olene Gross 7
Francis Gross 6
Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980
Name: Frances I Gross
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1924 (3)
Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1946
Spouse: Jack A Jones
Father: Orville Morton Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
Frances worked at Ohio Bell Telephone and as a Riveter at the Goodyear Hangar during World War II. She married Jack A. Jones in October 1946 and they were together 56 years until his passing in January 2002.
Survivors include her daughter, Jacklyn (J.C.) Jones; sister in-law, Wanda (Richard) Thompson, of Virginia; 2 step-grandsons; 5 step great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; brother Robert Gross, and sister, Olene Postlethwaite.
The family will receive friends Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel, 760 E. Market St. from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., with Rev. Laurie Metzko officiating. Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
A special thanks to the staff at Altercare of Hartville Center for the loving care they provided to Frances during the past six and a half years.
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West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Francis Irene Gross
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Villa Nova, Braxton, West Virginia
Father: Orville M Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
FHL Film Number: 573797
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Gross
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Akron, Summit, Ohio
Street address: Kryder Ave
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Name Age
Flora Gross 32
Robert Gross 11
Olene Gross 7
Francis Gross 6
Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980
Name: Frances I Gross
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1924 (3)
Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1946
Spouse: Jack A Jones
Father: Orville Morton Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
Frances I. Jones, 92, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Altercare of Hartville Center. She was born in Gassaway, Braxton County, WV on December 18, 1923 and was a daughter of the late Orville and Flora Ann (McMorrow) Gross.
Frances worked at Ohio Bell Telephone and as a Riveter at the Goodyear Hangar during World War II. She married Jack A. Jones in October 1946 and they were together 56 years until his passing in January 2002.
Survivors include her daughter, Jacklyn (J.C.) Jones; sister in-law, Wanda (Richard) Thompson, of Virginia; 2 step-grandsons; 5 step great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; brother Robert Gross, and sister, Olene Postlethwaite.
The family will receive friends Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel, 760 E. Market St. from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., with Rev. Laurie Metzko officiating. Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
A special thanks to the staff at Altercare of Hartville Center for the loving care they provided to Frances during the past six and a half years.
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West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Francis Irene Gross
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Villa Nova, Braxton, West Virginia
Father: Orville M Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
FHL Film Number: 573797
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Gross
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Akron, Summit, Ohio
Street address: Kryder Ave
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Name Age
Flora Gross 32
Robert Gross 11
Olene Gross 7
Francis Gross 6
Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980
Name: Frances I Gross
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1924 (3)
Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1946
Spouse: Jack A Jones
Father: Orville Morton Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
Frances worked at Ohio Bell Telephone and as a Riveter at the Goodyear Hangar during World War II. She married Jack A. Jones in October 1946 and they were together 56 years until his passing in January 2002.
Survivors include her daughter, Jacklyn (J.C.) Jones; sister in-law, Wanda (Richard) Thompson, of Virginia; 2 step-grandsons; 5 step great-grandchildren and many other family members and friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; brother Robert Gross, and sister, Olene Postlethwaite.
The family will receive friends Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel, 760 E. Market St. from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., with Rev. Laurie Metzko officiating. Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
A special thanks to the staff at Altercare of Hartville Center for the loving care they provided to Frances during the past six and a half years.
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West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Francis Irene Gross
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Villa Nova, Braxton, West Virginia
Father: Orville M Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
FHL Film Number: 573797
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Gross
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Akron, Summit, Ohio
Street address: Kryder Ave
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Name Age
Flora Gross 32
Robert Gross 11
Olene Gross 7
Francis Gross 6
Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980
Name: Frances I Gross
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1924 (3)
Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1946
Spouse: Jack A Jones
Father: Orville Morton Gross
Mother: Flora Ann McMorrow
