Ruby Marie Jones, 92, of St. Louis and a former Mt. Vernon resident, died Dec. 31, 2005 at Bethesda Meadow in Ellisville, Mo.

She was born Nov. 1, 1913, in Whittington to William and Mary Flach.

Her parents; two sisters, Gertrude Gray and Mable Robbins; a brother, Leonard Flach; a nephew, Donald Flach; and a niece, Kim Crider, preceded her in death.

She is survived by a daughter, Delilah E. Canning and husband Robert of St. Louis; a son, Leonard Jerome Jones and wife Ellen of St. peters, Mo.; a grandson, Darryl Jones Scott and wife Lora of Tacoma, Wash.; two great-grandchildren, Bryan and Ashley Scott of Tacoma, Wash.; four stepchildren, Dan Ellison and wife Nancy of Murphysboro, Ron Ellison of St. Charles, Mo, Gary Hatfield and wife Jan of Mulkeytown and Linda Lawrence of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine stepgreat-grandchildren; three stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and four nieces and a nephew, Eva Fred of Benton, Rosemary Hewlett of West Frankfort, Ramona Wade of Whittington, Johnny Robbins of Evansville, Ind., and Carol Thomas of Decatur.

Ruby and Herschel Jones were married July 4, 1931; Mr. Jones passed away Dec. 19, 1979. Both were active in Horse Prairie Church for 20 years. Delilah and Jerome grew up in the church. In 1950, the family moved to Benton and in 1959, they moved to Mt. Vernon.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones were active in Park Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones taught young women's Sunday school classes for years. She was active in WMU, sang in the church choir, worked in the church food pantry, visited people in nursing homes each month with cookies and gifts on their birthdays, delivered Meals on Wheels for over 20 years and worked in Vacation Bible School each year.

Mrs. Jones was a very good wife and mother. She was cheerful and had a radiant smile and was always willing to help those about her.

Now she is with Christ, who became her personal savior at an early age. Her testimony was found among her papers, which said, "Going to a revival in my home church. Rev. Edgar Cole, the evangelist, helped me to realize I needed Christ desperately and that he would take away the fears and give me peace of mind. I responded to the altar call and prayed that God would forgive me of my petty sins. Because I was young, I had not done anything bad, and I trusted him and found peace in my heart."

Funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Johnston Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with the Rev. Bob Boynett officiating. Burial will be in Horse Prairie Cemetery in Sesser. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Wednesday at Johnston Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. For further information, you may contact Johnston Funeral Home at 242-0604.