Dorothea Virginia Lee Jones passed away peacefully at the age of 100, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at her residence in San Angelo, Texas. Dorothea was born on Jan. 21, 1914, in Sour Lake, Texas to Merle Robinson and Charles Vernon Lee. She was the third of their five children. In 1927, when she was 13, her father brought the family to San Angelo to pioneer the exploration and production of Permian Basin oil. Dorothea attended school in San Angelo and the University of Texas at Austin. In 1931, she participated in the 12th Annual Galveston Beauty Pageant as Miss San Angelo. She met the love of her life, John William Jones Sr., in 1932, at her debutante event in the Roof Garden at the top of the St. Angelus Hotel in San Angelo. Bill was a marketing representative for Gulf Oil Corporation and came to San Angelo to introduce Gulf products to Mr. Lee to facilitate the operations and production of oil in this area. Her husband to be was introduced to her by her father, C.V. Lee, at the party and Bill was smitten by this young lady. On June 1, 1933, they were married. Dorothea and Bill had two sons, Charles Raymond Jones born April 11, 1934, and John William Jones Jr. born Nov. 15, 1943. They were supportive in their sons' lives with activities such as football, electronics and hunting. Dorothea fell in love with the small village of Cuchara in the mountains of southern Colorado and in 1952, purchased a cabin. From then until 2011, she returned to this slice of heaven to relax, fish, bake, enjoy family and enjoy life. From 1952 until 1961, she would put younger son, Bill, in the car the day after school let out and return him to San Angelo the day before school began again. This is how much she loved Cuchara. Her hobbies were horseback riding, bridge, poker, golf, and hunting with her brother and her husband. Her husband, Bill, passed away on Nov. 1, 1993. They had celebrated 60 years of marriage. Her eldest son, Charles, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 26, 1996. She was preceded in death by all of her siblings: Cecil Lee, Leslie Lee, Margaret Lee Volkmann and Mary Louise Lee Owens. She is survived by her younger son, John W. (Bill) Jones Jr. and wife Sherri of San Angelo; and daughter-in-law Julia Moore Jones of Houston. Five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive her. Her grandchildren will be her honorary pallbearers: Cynthia Jones Greaves and husband Chris of Poway, California, Lee Jones Taylor and husband Jordan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brandon Jones and wife Lela Rose of New York City, New York, Kimberley Jones Kelley and husband Wesley of San Angelo, Texas and Aaron Jones of San Francisco, California. She is also survived by two nephews, Robert Lee Owens and wife Jerrie of Mason and William Gregg Lee Owens and wife Mary Elizabeth of Austin. The family wishes to thank all of her caregivers and special friend, Misty Carrillo, and the staff of Gentiva Hospice.Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Bill Proctor presiding with burial following in Fairmount Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo, Cuchara Chapel at P.O. Box 796, Cuchara, CO 81055, or a
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