Cornelia Elizabeth Jones Obituary
Cornelia Elizabeth Jones of Tallahassee, Florida died peacefully on November 27, 2006 at the age of 85. At Miss Jones? request, no services are planned at this time. Burial will be in the Jones? family plot at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, Georgia at a later time convenient for the family.
A native of Thomasville, Miss Jones had lived in Tallahassee since 1994. She was an elementary school librarian in Ridgewood, New Jersey for most of her career and lived in Martinsville, Maine after her retirement in 1983.
Cornelia was a graduate of Maryville College in Tennessee and received her degree in Library Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She served in the Red Cross during World War II.
She started her career as a librarian in the New York City Public Library system in the early 1950?s. She continued her career in Ridgewood, New Jersey. In 1974-1975 she spent a sabbatical year touring the British Isles interviewing children?s book authors. These interviews produced the background material for a book titled ?British Children?s Authors: Interviews at Home? co-authored by Miss Jones and Olivia Way published by the American Library Association in 1976.
Upon her retirement the Ridgewood School District honored Cornelia by naming her elementary school library after her.
Following her career in the Ridgewood Public Schools, she designed and built her retirement home in Martinsville on the coast of Maine where she lived for fifteen years before moving to Tallahassee. She traveled extensively in the United States and Europe throughout her lifetime.
Miss Jones is survived by her sister, Ruth J. Schwellenbach of Tallahassee; nephews H. John Schwellenbach, Santa Monica, California; James C. Schwellenbach, Esq., Portland, Maine; nieces Susan T. Hindlemann, Denver, Colorado; Nancy S. LeRoy, Chateauneuf le Rouge, France; three grand-nephews and three grand-nieces and one great-grand-niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Horace Jones, Sr. and Jamie Cheek Jones and her brother Charles Horace Jones, Jr. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com
ALLEN & ALLEN FUNERAL HOME
P.O. BOX 318
THOMASVILLE, GA 31799
229-226-6331
229-226-2082-FAX
MACHELLE LUKE
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Cornelia Elizabeth Jones of Tallahassee, Florida died peacefully on November 27, 2006 at the age of 85. At Miss Jones? request, no services are planned at this time. Burial will be in the Jones? family plot at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, Georgia at a later time convenient for the family.
A native of Thomasville, Miss Jones had lived in Tallahassee since 1994. She was an elementary school librarian in Ridgewood, New Jersey for most of her career and lived in Martinsville, Maine after her retirement in 1983.
Cornelia was a graduate of Maryville College in Tennessee and received her degree in Library Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She served in the Red Cross during World War II.
She started her career as a librarian in the New York City Public Library system in the early 1950?s. She continued her career in Ridgewood, New Jersey. In 1974-1975 she spent a sabbatical year touring the British Isles interviewing children?s book authors. These interviews produced the background material for a book titled ?British Children?s Authors: Interviews at Home? co-authored by Miss Jones and Olivia Way published by the American Library Association in 1976.
Upon her retirement the Ridgewood School District honored Cornelia by naming her elementary school library after her.
Following her career in the Ridgewood Public Schools, she designed and built her retirement home in Martinsville on the coast of Maine where she lived for fifteen years before moving to Tallahassee. She traveled extensively in the United States and Europe throughout her lifetime.
Miss Jones is survived by her sister, Ruth J. Schwellenbach of Tallahassee; nephews H. John Schwellenbach, Santa Monica, California; James C. Schwellenbach, Esq., Portland, Maine; nieces Susan T. Hindlemann, Denver, Colorado; Nancy S. LeRoy, Chateauneuf le Rouge, France; three grand-nephews and three grand-nieces and one great-grand-niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Horace Jones, Sr. and Jamie Cheek Jones and her brother Charles Horace Jones, Jr. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com
ALLEN & ALLEN FUNERAL HOME
P.O. BOX 318
THOMASVILLE, GA 31799
229-226-6331
229-226-2082-FAX
MACHELLE LUKE
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