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Alice Jones, 89, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Alice was born in Uppsala, Sweden and emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. She had two sisters, Birgit and Margaret, and one brother, Donald. Alice's maiden name was Hamilton. She attended the University of Chicago and received a degree in archeology. On one of her field trips, she assisted the excavation and restoration of Chaco Canyon. Alice met Daniel Jones while attending college and married him in 1933. She had two boys, Edward and Donald. They moved to Bartlesville, OK where her husband worked for Phillips Petroleum. Dan then received a teaching position at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Alice and Dan spent the next 17 years raising their sons. She returned to school and received her Master's Degree in Psychology in 1959. Alice worked for a short time teaching special education at a local Elementary school. She moved to Bakersfield, CA when Dan became the head of the Geology Department at the local college. Dan died there in 1984 and Alice moved to Albuquerque to be closer to her twin sister, Birgit. She spent 15 happy years involved with her church, St. Marks on the Mesa and going for walks with her dog, Andy. Alice was a kind, shy, caring woman who spent most of her life suffering under the dominance of men and women with more powerful personalities. She hardly complained and attended church regularly. Alice read the Bible cover to cover 13 times and each time she bought a new Bible. This helped her through suffering and helped her to forgive. I know there is a special place in the after-life for such women. Alice is survived by her son, Donald; brother, Donald Hamilton; and sisters, Birgit and Margaret. Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. at St. Marks on the Mesa Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charitable work of St. Mark's on the Mesa, 431 Richmond Place NE. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
Published on: Mon May 29, 2006