Jane (Whitaker) Jones, formerly of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Foxwood Springs Senior Living Center in Raymore, Mo. She was born May 28, 1931 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Homer Craig Whitaker and Ruby Lee (Sheperd) Whitaker.
Jane worked at various professional offices as an administrative assistant, among them was her family’s bank in Blairstown, Mo. She married Clyde Morris Jones, Jr., in Blairstown, Mo., on June 11, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1997.
She was a member of the St. Mathews Presbyterian Church, Grandview, Mo.; the United Methodist Church, Adrian, Mo., where she served as a Sunday School teacher; and the First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, Mo. She and Clyde lived in Drexel, Holden, Grandview, Adrian, Garden City and Clinton. While they were in Adrian, she was very instrumental in establishing the Veterans Memorial Park in the early 1970’s. She was a member of the Henry County Museum and the Grandview Jaycees. She was always instrumental in community support everywhere they lived.
Surviving are two daughters, Debbie Roth (Terry), Harrisonville, Mo., and Carla Bensinger (Jesse), Grove, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Roy Johnson (Michelle), Peculiar, Mo., and Maggie Johnson (Kenny), Platte City, Mo.; four great-grandchildren, Gunner Johnson, Caden Herron, Harper Jane Johnson and Sunny Johnson; brother-in-law, Tom Jones, Dallas, Texas; and one niece, Beverly Hocker, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Val Jean Whitaker, Doyne Whitaker and Connie Whitaker.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2024 at the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1111 W. Foxwood Drive, Raymore, Mo., 64083. Mrs. Jones will lie in state from noon to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. Interment will be in the Carpenter Cemetery, Chilhowee, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Croix Hospice, and these donations may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.
