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Surnames: JONES, KERSHNER, DAY, STARNES
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Shirley V. Jones
Shirley Vaughn Jones, a Davis resident for more than 40 years, died Nov. 26, 2003, at
Sutter Davis Hospital after a long struggle with illness. She was 71.
She was born Oct. 3, 1932, and was raised in Elko, Nev. In 1941, her family spent some
time in Honolulu; later, she would vividly recall seeing Japanese planes flying overhead
there during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
She attended the University of Nevada, graduating summa cum laude in 1953 with a degree in
journalism. Her first opportunity to work in her field was at the Chalsant Press in
Bishop. Later, she worked as a state employment officer in San Francisco and Sacramento.
She subsequently served as publicity director in the Sacramento office of a University of
Southern California graduate program.
Her family said she fought courageously against serious illnesses, and that she will be
dearly missed by them and by her friends.
She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Jones of Davis; sons, Theodore W. Jones of San
Mateo and Daniel T. Jones of Davis; brothers, Conley Kershner of Seattle and Peter
Kershner of St. Louis; a cousin, Marie Day of Lake Oswego, Ore.; and an aunt, Lois Starnes
of Carmel.
Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 785 Elmwood Drive, in Davis.
In lieu of flowers, her family asks that contributions be made to the American Cancer
Society in the name of the deceased.
(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Monday, December 1, 2003, (Yolo
County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis
Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <
http://www.davisenterprise.com/>.
Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further
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