Lila F. Jones Obituary (1923

Lila F. Jones age 90 of Oakland died December 2, 2013 at Hospice House in Omaha. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Friday December 6 at Evangelical Free Church in Oakland. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. A luncheon will follow services. Burial will be in the Herman Cemetery. Lila Faye Jones was born on October 31, 1923 in Walthill, Nebraska to George L and Ethel M (Kearnes) Sparks. She was 1 of 13 children. She grew up in the Walthill and Macy areas. She married Frank Briggs after high school and whilde frank served in the Army she lived with her parents. In 1973 she was united in marriage to Robert Jones of Oakland. She especially loved traveling with Bob. Lila enjoyed cooking for her family, indoor gardening, reading and was an active member of her church. She is survived by her children; daughter Connie Guy of Omaha, Frank (Barbara) Briggs of Mondamin, IA, George (Linda) Briggs of Herman, Bill (Jeanie) Briggs of Craig, Ron Briggs of Tekamah, Katherine Briggs McBride of Omaha, Debra (Dwayne) Gray of Blair, stepchildren Dale (Linda)Jones of Oakland, Dennis (Chris) Jones of Oakland, 23 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter, sister Rosemary McManaman of Dallas, TX, sister Donna Sutton of Lincoln and brother Raymond Sparks of Denver, CO.