Obituary of Pauline L. Jones

JonesPauline Pauline Laughlin Jones Pauline Laughlin Jones, age 92, of Buckhannon, WV died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Colonial Place in Elkins, WV. Born November 22, 1914 in Parkersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Okey J. and Frida Fischer Laughlin. She was preceded in death by one brother, J. Harold Laughlin and one sister, Ann Laughlin Roney. She is survived by her son, J. Brooks Jones and daughter-in-law, Josette Holtzworth Jones of Buckhannon, WV and two sisters, Nancy Laughlin East of Harrisonburg, VA and Alice Laughlin White of Belpre, OH. She is also survived by granddaughter, Jennifer Jones-Ravich and her husband, Vadim, of Clifton, VA; granddaughter, Janice Jones Landshof and her husband, William, of Hilliard, OH and grandson, Jeffrey Laughlin Jones and Rayanne Harris of Breckenridge, CO. Also surviving are four great grandsons; Alexander Landshof, Charles Landshof, Wesley Ravich and Winston Ravich. For many years Mrs. Jones worked as the medical office administrator for Dr. E. C. Hartman in Parkersburg. She retired in 1986 from the Foreign Claims Division of the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, MD. She was a life-long member of the St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Parkersburg, and was a graduate of Parkersburg High School. She also graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College where she was a member of the College’s Emeritus Club, the Wesleyan Society and a former member of the West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Council. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2007at 2 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home in Buckhannon with the Rev. Harold Elmore officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral time. Burial will be in the Lubeck Cemetery in Lubeck, WV. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 19th Street & Dudley Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101 or to the Jones and Holtzworth Scholarship Fund at West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV 26201. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Vistitation Tuesday, July 3, 2007 1-2 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Service Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2 PM Funeral Home Burial Lubeck Cemetery Lubeck, WV