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JONES -- LENA RUTH (MILLER) died peacefully in the early morning hours of January 15, 2012, following a quick decline at the glorious age of 93. She was born in Canton, Kansas, on June 16, 1918, to Lyman Legrande and Jessie Maude (Chisholm) Miller. Lena Ruth attended Canton schools through high school and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. She married Harold E. "Hal" Jones, the love of her life, on June 16, 1940. They moved to Albuquerque in 1953, where Hal was in the insurance business until his death in 1971. She is survived by their three daughters, Harlene Geer (Hunter), Albuquerque, Joyce Sorensen, Sioux Falls, SD, and Jane Jones, Albuquerque; three granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her nieces Ann (Harman) Price, Alligator Point, FL, and Marilyn (Boles) Benham, DeFuniak Springs, FL; and her nephew Lyman "Skip" Boles, Niceville, FL. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Olive Harman, Norma Auernheimer, and Jessie Boles; and her nephew, Lyman Harman. Memorial Services will be June 16, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 2801 Lomas Blvd NE, with reception to follow in Fellowship Hall.
        Published on: Sun June 10, 2012