My parents, Joseph and Gertrude (Dailey) Jones gave me the gift of life on June 13, 1947, and now I have to give it back. I left this world as we know it on Feb. 12, 2020. It was not an easy feat, but I was a lucky woman, who led a very fulfilling life for which I am grateful.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4– 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17 at St Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson. There will be a visitation at 10–11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at St. Andrew Catholic Church with at 11 a.m. Mass and Christian burial to follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Potosi. Friends and relatives are encouraged to join a farewell luncheon at Saints Andrew & Thomas Grade School in Tennyson immediately following the funeral Mass. Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville is serving the family. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Complete obituary is in the February 19, 2020 issue of The Platteville Journal.