Evelyn Jones

Florence Evelyn Jones, 101, died Monday, July 28, 2025 at the Zumbrota Care Center in Zumbrota, Minn.

She was born on October 5, 1923, in the home of her parents, Thomas and Florence (Jones) Price, in Lime Springs, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Lime Springs Public School in 1941. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) but did not return for her sophomore year as she became ill during the latter part of her freshman year. Thereupon, she enrolled and completed a business course at the Minneapolis School of Business and became and employee of Sherwin-Williams in Minneapolis.

On November 7, 1943, she married her high school sweetheart, William J. Jones, who had recently entered the service, joining the US Navy. They were united in marriage at Westminster Presbyterian Church of Lime Springs. Following her husband's service duty, they briefly lived in Bill's Grandmother's home in Lime Springs before moving in 1945 to Youk Township, Minn., where she continued to reside until October 2017, at which time she established residence at The Waters on Mayowood in Rochester, Minn. In November of 2022 she became a resident of Zumbrota Care Center. Her husband Bill, died on February 8, 1989. She was a life-long member of Westminster Presbyterian Church until it dissolved in 1993. She wintered in Sun City, Ariz. For over 25 years after Bill's death where she became an associate member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sun City.

She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Raymond) Bigalk, of Harmony, Minn.; two sons, Byron (Annabella) of Naalehu, Hawaii, and William Kevin of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; three grandsons; two great-grandsons; and two nieces and one nephew.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William J.; sister, Mabel Hunnicutt, two brothers, Edwin and Tudor; two sisters-in-law, Edythe Price and Eunice Price Kyseth; niece, JoAnne Neal; nephew, Jeffrey Jones; and her parents.

A private graveside service will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs at a later date. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements with the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel, Zumbrota.