Life Legacy
Mary left her life here, in the same way she had lived it; quietly and without fuss April 7, 2010. That was our Mom, always putting her family's needs ahead of her own. Afterall, she wouldn't want to be a "bother" to anyone. We know Dad was there waiting for his beloved bride, and finally, able to move freely and without pain, she ran to meet him. We can picture them walking hand in hand together the way they used to.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, April 16, 2010 at Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010 at The L.D.S. Stake Center, Nyssa with a visitation one hour prior to services in the Relief Society Room of the church. Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery, Nyssa. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com
Mary Rosella Jones Staples was born November 7, 1918 in Echo, Utah to Mildred Mary and Marlowe Jones. Four days after her birth, she lost her Mother Mildred to the flu. Fortunately for Mary, her Grandmother, Rose Moore, had a baby, who was seven months older than Mary so she was able to help feed baby Mary and give her the foundation for the wonderful life Mary led. Mary spent most of her early life with her Grandmother and Grandfather, William and Rose Moore. She spent a very short time with her Father, Marlowe Jones.
There were court battles over Mom as a child. Ultimately she got legal permission to live with her grandparents, the Moores, and was known throughout high school as Toots Moore. Being raised with the Moores she had seven brothers and sisters, and spent a very happy and active childhood. Her one birth sister, Marguerite, remained with Marlowe.
She graduated high school from North Summit in Coalville, Utah. She was a skillful dancer and much sought after to teach others how to dance in preparation for the Gold and Green Balls. She was very light on her feet!
Mary married Rulon Staples June 30, 1941. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City temple December 3, 1941. Shortly after their marriage Dad was called to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. He left Mom with two young daughters who only knew their Daddy from a picture. Mom lived with her grandparents at this time in Castle Rock, Utah and helped them run the filling station there. I-84 now runs overtop of the location where their home was.
After Rulon returned from Europe and WWII, he and Mary set out on an adventure to Nyssa, Oregon with the dream of owning their own farm! They worked for Orland Cheldelin for 6 years, share cropped with Marie Downing for 17 years and eventually bought their home and farm in 1968. Mom and Dad worked side by side for almost 60 years. She would milk the cows when he went to work in the Nyssa Sugar Factory. They were a terrific team and an inspiration and example to everyone they came in contact with.
Mom was an active member of the LDS Church, fulfilling many callings including counselor in the Relief Society, visiting teacher, primary teacher and an example of a loving caring person to all who came in contact with her.
We worked hard together as a family and we played hard together too. Somehow she managed to get up, help milk the cows and by the time we left for our day of fun and fishing had fried chicken, potato salad and a whole basket of other goodies for the day! No one ever went away hungry or without a place to sleep when they stopped at Mary and Rulon's.
Mom always did what she could with what she had. She would make clothes for her family, crochet, make quilts, rugs, bedspreads, doilies, hotpads and many other numerous handwork projects. There was virtually nothing this woman couldn't do . . . or wouldn't take on! Mom never hesitated to help others. She loved to share her latest project whether it was by the finished product or teaching someone how to do it.
She loved her flower garden. Roses were her favorite, closely followed by pansies. She enjoyed a large flower bed in the front yard full of dahlias, gladiolas, petunias and zinnias, which also attracted two more of her favorites, butterflies and hummingbirds. Raspberries were a mainstay in our home. We not only enjoyed eating them but picked and sold them to others in the community for many years. Mom was proud of her garden and fruit and enjoyed canning, drying and sharing all she had.
Mom would try anything! She was such a good sport and always had a laugh, hug, smile, kind/encouraging word for everyone. No matter the trials she was experiencing she would always be strong, brave and pleasant.
Mary is survived by her four daughters, Mildred Kloepfer (Dell), Camano Island, Washington; Bonnie Weber (Ralph), Woodway, Washington; Colleen Henderson (Milt), Dayton, Idaho, and Willma Staples (Ed Miller), Eagle, Idaho; 15 grand children and 30 great grand children. She was preceded in death by Rulon, her loving husband, her Mother and Father, Mildred and Marlowe Jones, her sister Marguerite Wright, and grandparents William and Rose Moore.
"The world is filled with beautiful things like fragrant blossoms and butterfly wings, snowcapped mountains and towering trees, and these - the loving smile on a mother's face, her encouraging words, her sweet embrace, and the thing she gave so freely of… her love."
Mary left her life here, in the same way she had lived it; quietly and without fuss April 7, 2010. That was our Mom, always putting her family's needs ahead of her own. Afterall, she wouldn't want to be a "bother" to anyone. We know Dad was there waiting for his beloved bride, and finally, able to move freely and without pain, she ran to meet him. We can picture them walking hand in hand together the way they used to.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, April 16, 2010 at Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010 at The L.D.S. Stake Center, Nyssa with a visitation one hour prior to services in the Relief Society Room of the church. Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery, Nyssa. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com
Mary Rosella Jones Staples was born November 7, 1918 in Echo, Utah to Mildred Mary and Marlowe Jones. Four days after her birth, she lost her Mother Mildred to the flu. Fortunately for Mary, her Grandmother, Rose Moore, had a baby, who was seven months older than Mary so she was able to help feed baby Mary and give her the foundation for the wonderful life Mary led. Mary spent most of her early life with her Grandmother and Grandfather, William and Rose Moore. She spent a very short time with her Father, Marlowe Jones.
There were court battles over Mom as a child. Ultimately she got legal permission to live with her grandparents, the Moores, and was known throughout high school as Toots Moore. Being raised with the Moores she had seven brothers and sisters, and spent a very happy and active childhood. Her one birth sister, Marguerite, remained with Marlowe.
She graduated high school from North Summit in Coalville, Utah. She was a skillful dancer and much sought after to teach others how to dance in preparation for the Gold and Green Balls. She was very light on her feet!
Mary married Rulon Staples June 30, 1941. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City temple December 3, 1941. Shortly after their marriage Dad was called to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. He left Mom with two young daughters who only knew their Daddy from a picture. Mom lived with her grandparents at this time in Castle Rock, Utah and helped them run the filling station there. I-84 now runs overtop of the location where their home was.
After Rulon returned from Europe and WWII, he and Mary set out on an adventure to Nyssa, Oregon with the dream of owning their own farm! They worked for Orland Cheldelin for 6 years, share cropped with Marie Downing for 17 years and eventually bought their home and farm in 1968. Mom and Dad worked side by side for almost 60 years. She would milk the cows when he went to work in the Nyssa Sugar Factory. They were a terrific team and an inspiration and example to everyone they came in contact with.
Mom was an active member of the LDS Church, fulfilling many callings including counselor in the Relief Society, visiting teacher, primary teacher and an example of a loving caring person to all who came in contact with her.
We worked hard together as a family and we played hard together too. Somehow she managed to get up, help milk the cows and by the time we left for our day of fun and fishing had fried chicken, potato salad and a whole basket of other goodies for the day! No one ever went away hungry or without a place to sleep when they stopped at Mary and Rulon's.
Mom always did what she could with what she had. She would make clothes for her family, crochet, make quilts, rugs, bedspreads, doilies, hotpads and many other numerous handwork projects. There was virtually nothing this woman couldn't do . . . or wouldn't take on! Mom never hesitated to help others. She loved to share her latest project whether it was by the finished product or teaching someone how to do it.
She loved her flower garden. Roses were her favorite, closely followed by pansies. She enjoyed a large flower bed in the front yard full of dahlias, gladiolas, petunias and zinnias, which also attracted two more of her favorites, butterflies and hummingbirds. Raspberries were a mainstay in our home. We not only enjoyed eating them but picked and sold them to others in the community for many years. Mom was proud of her garden and fruit and enjoyed canning, drying and sharing all she had.
Mom would try anything! She was such a good sport and always had a laugh, hug, smile, kind/encouraging word for everyone. No matter the trials she was experiencing she would always be strong, brave and pleasant.
Mary is survived by her four daughters, Mildred Kloepfer (Dell), Camano Island, Washington; Bonnie Weber (Ralph), Woodway, Washington; Colleen Henderson (Milt), Dayton, Idaho, and Willma Staples (Ed Miller), Eagle, Idaho; 15 grand children and 30 great grand children. She was preceded in death by Rulon, her loving husband, her Mother and Father, Mildred and Marlowe Jones, her sister Marguerite Wright, and grandparents William and Rose Moore.
"The world is filled with beautiful things like fragrant blossoms and butterfly wings, snowcapped mountains and towering trees, and these - the loving smile on a mother's face, her encouraging words, her sweet embrace, and the thing she gave so freely of… her love."
Life Legacy
Mary left her life here, in the same way she had lived it; quietly and without fuss April 7, 2010. That was our Mom, always putting her family's needs ahead of her own. Afterall, she wouldn't want to be a "bother" to anyone. We know Dad was there waiting for his beloved bride, and finally, able to move freely and without pain, she ran to meet him. We can picture them walking hand in hand together the way they used to.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, April 16, 2010 at Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010 at The L.D.S. Stake Center, Nyssa with a visitation one hour prior to services in the Relief Society Room of the church. Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery, Nyssa. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com
Mary Rosella Jones Staples was born November 7, 1918 in Echo, Utah to Mildred Mary and Marlowe Jones. Four days after her birth, she lost her Mother Mildred to the flu. Fortunately for Mary, her Grandmother, Rose Moore, had a baby, who was seven months older than Mary so she was able to help feed baby Mary and give her the foundation for the wonderful life Mary led. Mary spent most of her early life with her Grandmother and Grandfather, William and Rose Moore. She spent a very short time with her Father, Marlowe Jones.
There were court battles over Mom as a child. Ultimately she got legal permission to live with her grandparents, the Moores, and was known throughout high school as Toots Moore. Being raised with the Moores she had seven brothers and sisters, and spent a very happy and active childhood. Her one birth sister, Marguerite, remained with Marlowe.
She graduated high school from North Summit in Coalville, Utah. She was a skillful dancer and much sought after to teach others how to dance in preparation for the Gold and Green Balls. She was very light on her feet!
Mary married Rulon Staples June 30, 1941. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City temple December 3, 1941. Shortly after their marriage Dad was called to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. He left Mom with two young daughters who only knew their Daddy from a picture. Mom lived with her grandparents at this time in Castle Rock, Utah and helped them run the filling station there. I-84 now runs overtop of the location where their home was.
After Rulon returned from Europe and WWII, he and Mary set out on an adventure to Nyssa, Oregon with the dream of owning their own farm! They worked for Orland Cheldelin for 6 years, share cropped with Marie Downing for 17 years and eventually bought their home and farm in 1968. Mom and Dad worked side by side for almost 60 years. She would milk the cows when he went to work in the Nyssa Sugar Factory. They were a terrific team and an inspiration and example to everyone they came in contact with.
Mom was an active member of the LDS Church, fulfilling many callings including counselor in the Relief Society, visiting teacher, primary teacher and an example of a loving caring person to all who came in contact with her.
We worked hard together as a family and we played hard together too. Somehow she managed to get up, help milk the cows and by the time we left for our day of fun and fishing had fried chicken, potato salad and a whole basket of other goodies for the day! No one ever went away hungry or without a place to sleep when they stopped at Mary and Rulon's.
Mom always did what she could with what she had. She would make clothes for her family, crochet, make quilts, rugs, bedspreads, doilies, hotpads and many other numerous handwork projects. There was virtually nothing this woman couldn't do . . . or wouldn't take on! Mom never hesitated to help others. She loved to share her latest project whether it was by the finished product or teaching someone how to do it.
She loved her flower garden. Roses were her favorite, closely followed by pansies. She enjoyed a large flower bed in the front yard full of dahlias, gladiolas, petunias and zinnias, which also attracted two more of her favorites, butterflies and hummingbirds. Raspberries were a mainstay in our home. We not only enjoyed eating them but picked and sold them to others in the community for many years. Mom was proud of her garden and fruit and enjoyed canning, drying and sharing all she had.
Mom would try anything! She was such a good sport and always had a laugh, hug, smile, kind/encouraging word for everyone. No matter the trials she was experiencing she would always be strong, brave and pleasant.
Mary is survived by her four daughters, Mildred Kloepfer (Dell), Camano Island, Washington; Bonnie Weber (Ralph), Woodway, Washington; Colleen Henderson (Milt), Dayton, Idaho, and Willma Staples (Ed Miller), Eagle, Idaho; 15 grand children and 30 great grand children. She was preceded in death by Rulon, her loving husband, her Mother and Father, Mildred and Marlowe Jones, her sister Marguerite Wright, and grandparents William and Rose Moore.
"The world is filled with beautiful things like fragrant blossoms and butterfly wings, snowcapped mountains and towering trees, and these - the loving smile on a mother's face, her encouraging words, her sweet embrace, and the thing she gave so freely of… her love."
Mary left her life here, in the same way she had lived it; quietly and without fuss April 7, 2010. That was our Mom, always putting her family's needs ahead of her own. Afterall, she wouldn't want to be a "bother" to anyone. We know Dad was there waiting for his beloved bride, and finally, able to move freely and without pain, she ran to meet him. We can picture them walking hand in hand together the way they used to.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, April 16, 2010 at Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, April 17, 2010 at The L.D.S. Stake Center, Nyssa with a visitation one hour prior to services in the Relief Society Room of the church. Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery, Nyssa. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com
Mary Rosella Jones Staples was born November 7, 1918 in Echo, Utah to Mildred Mary and Marlowe Jones. Four days after her birth, she lost her Mother Mildred to the flu. Fortunately for Mary, her Grandmother, Rose Moore, had a baby, who was seven months older than Mary so she was able to help feed baby Mary and give her the foundation for the wonderful life Mary led. Mary spent most of her early life with her Grandmother and Grandfather, William and Rose Moore. She spent a very short time with her Father, Marlowe Jones.
There were court battles over Mom as a child. Ultimately she got legal permission to live with her grandparents, the Moores, and was known throughout high school as Toots Moore. Being raised with the Moores she had seven brothers and sisters, and spent a very happy and active childhood. Her one birth sister, Marguerite, remained with Marlowe.
She graduated high school from North Summit in Coalville, Utah. She was a skillful dancer and much sought after to teach others how to dance in preparation for the Gold and Green Balls. She was very light on her feet!
Mary married Rulon Staples June 30, 1941. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City temple December 3, 1941. Shortly after their marriage Dad was called to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. He left Mom with two young daughters who only knew their Daddy from a picture. Mom lived with her grandparents at this time in Castle Rock, Utah and helped them run the filling station there. I-84 now runs overtop of the location where their home was.
After Rulon returned from Europe and WWII, he and Mary set out on an adventure to Nyssa, Oregon with the dream of owning their own farm! They worked for Orland Cheldelin for 6 years, share cropped with Marie Downing for 17 years and eventually bought their home and farm in 1968. Mom and Dad worked side by side for almost 60 years. She would milk the cows when he went to work in the Nyssa Sugar Factory. They were a terrific team and an inspiration and example to everyone they came in contact with.
Mom was an active member of the LDS Church, fulfilling many callings including counselor in the Relief Society, visiting teacher, primary teacher and an example of a loving caring person to all who came in contact with her.
We worked hard together as a family and we played hard together too. Somehow she managed to get up, help milk the cows and by the time we left for our day of fun and fishing had fried chicken, potato salad and a whole basket of other goodies for the day! No one ever went away hungry or without a place to sleep when they stopped at Mary and Rulon's.
Mom always did what she could with what she had. She would make clothes for her family, crochet, make quilts, rugs, bedspreads, doilies, hotpads and many other numerous handwork projects. There was virtually nothing this woman couldn't do . . . or wouldn't take on! Mom never hesitated to help others. She loved to share her latest project whether it was by the finished product or teaching someone how to do it.
She loved her flower garden. Roses were her favorite, closely followed by pansies. She enjoyed a large flower bed in the front yard full of dahlias, gladiolas, petunias and zinnias, which also attracted two more of her favorites, butterflies and hummingbirds. Raspberries were a mainstay in our home. We not only enjoyed eating them but picked and sold them to others in the community for many years. Mom was proud of her garden and fruit and enjoyed canning, drying and sharing all she had.
Mom would try anything! She was such a good sport and always had a laugh, hug, smile, kind/encouraging word for everyone. No matter the trials she was experiencing she would always be strong, brave and pleasant.
Mary is survived by her four daughters, Mildred Kloepfer (Dell), Camano Island, Washington; Bonnie Weber (Ralph), Woodway, Washington; Colleen Henderson (Milt), Dayton, Idaho, and Willma Staples (Ed Miller), Eagle, Idaho; 15 grand children and 30 great grand children. She was preceded in death by Rulon, her loving husband, her Mother and Father, Mildred and Marlowe Jones, her sister Marguerite Wright, and grandparents William and Rose Moore.
"The world is filled with beautiful things like fragrant blossoms and butterfly wings, snowcapped mountains and towering trees, and these - the loving smile on a mother's face, her encouraging words, her sweet embrace, and the thing she gave so freely of… her love."
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