Kern-Alameda County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....[Symmes] Jones , Barbara Eleanor August 7, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com August 24, 2005, 9:11 pm The Bakersfield Californian Jones, Barbara Eleanor 1920 - 2005 Barbara Eleanor Jones Services: Sat., Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m. A memorial service will be held August 27, 10:30 a.m., at River Lakes Community Church, 4301 Calloway Drive for Barbara Eleanor Jones who passed away on August 7, 2005. Barbara was born January 6, 1920 in Oakland, CA. Her parents, Minnehaha and Edwin Symmes moved to Bakersfield in 1928 where Barbara attended Roosevelt Elementary, Emerson Junior High and Kern County Union High School. She attended Stephens College for two years in Columbia, Missouri and then attended USC, where she was president of Women Students graduating with a B.A. in 1943. During WWII Barbara went from college to the Navy. Her duties as a Naval Wave were to work in the Educational Services. She did vocational and educational counseling during the two years of her enlistment. Barbara was a member of P.E.O., Chapter HY since 1948. She was an officer in P.E.O. several times over the years. In 1951, she was one of the founding members of Junior League in Bakersfield. In 1947 Barbara married Stanley E. Jones. They were married for 55 years. Stan preceded her in death in 2001. Barbara is survived by her daughters, Susan Gindin of Denver, Colorado, Pat Hill of Bakersfield; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Becky Jones also of Bakersfield; Susans children, Matthew, Lauren, Rebecca Gindin-Clarke, and son-in-law, Rodger Clarke; Pats children, Jeffrey, Teresa and Stephanie Hill; Bruce and Beckys children, Danny and SanJuanita, and their baby daughter, Amiliana Sikola, April and Chad Kane, and Amber Sikola; stepsons, Evan Rohrbough, his friend Susan Wood, Craig and his wife, Jane Rohrbough, their son, William, their son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Erin, and their daughters, Elaine and Adelle, Edward and Robyn, and their son, James Edward. Barbara Will Be Greatly Missed Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 8/24/2005 - 8/26/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/symmesjo8812gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb