Gladys Jones

Gladys Jones, age 91, of 8142 East Loop Road, Jimersontown, NY died Thursday evening, March 29, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born on December 13, 1920 in Carrollton, New York she was the daughter of the late Ennis & Geneva Warrior Fatty. She was married to Mr. Alfred Jones Sr. who predeceased her in 1965. Her companion, Delbert Crowe, predeceased her in 2005.

She was employed at the former Salamanca District Hospital and the former Dach's Red House Inn, Red House, NY.

Mrs. Jones was an enrolled member of the Onodaga Nation of Indians, the Heron Clan, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars John F. Ahrens Post #5296, the Tuesday Club, Iroquois Senior Citizens, the Iroquois Temperance League, and the Quilting Club at the House of Prayer.

Surviving are: a son, Alfred "Tiger" Jones Jr., Steamburg, NY; 2 daughters, Sylvia John, Steamburg, NY, Suzanne (Lenny) Kettle, Jimersontown, NY; 9 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren; a brother, LaVerne (Loretta "Susie") Jimerson, Bradford, PA; several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Raymond Jones, 3 grandchildren, Shelly Lichy, Lisa Cooper, Mark Kettle, a great granddaughter, Cassie Anne Jones, 4 brothers, Kenneth Fatty, Victor Fatty, Alex Fatty, Linus Fatty.

Friends may call at the family home, 8142 East Loop Road, Jimersontown, NY on Saturday and Sunday.

Funeral services will be held on Monday morning, April 2, 2012 at 10 A.M. in the Red House Memorial Chapel with Winfield Bowen, pastor, and Wallace Mapes, pastor of the Healing Reigns Fellowship, officiating.

Burial will be in Hillside Haven Cemetery, Steamburg, NY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the O'Rourke & O'Rourke Inc. Funeral Home, 25 River Street, Salamanca, NY.

E-condolences can be sent to john@orourke-orourke.com, or posted to facebook.com/on