Lura Colene Jones passed peacefully from this life to her eternal home on May 15, 2024, at Legacy Village, Stillwater, Oklahoma, surrounded by her loved ones. Colene was born on May 31, 1931, to her father, Clarence Harden, and mother, Lura Maxson Harden, in rural Edna, Kansas, near the Elm Community. Colene attended elementary schools at Rose Hill, Edna, and Altamont.  She graduated from Labette Community High School in May 1948.  

 

Her high school years were very busy with her activities which included:  Band, FHA, Lyre Club, Pep Club, and Y-Teens. In high school, she met the love of her life, a handsome athlete, Robert B. “Bobby” Jones. 

 

On June 2, 1948, Bobby and Colene were married at the Altamont Baptist Church.  The couple made their home on the family farm, Deer Creek Farm. They celebrated 69 years of marriage.  Bobby and Colene are the parents of three children:  Tommy, Janie, and Scottie.  During their children’s school years, they were always supportive of their children in all their sports and extracurricular activities seldom missing a game or an activity. Through the years they loved watching their grandchildren Brandi, Brian, and Ashley in their sports, activities, and livestock shows.

 

In addition to working side by side next to her husband on the farm, Colene was employed by USD 506 for 17 years as a school bus driver.  She drove the regular route and kindergarten route for Edna Elementary School.  She loved the children on her bus routes and taking students to basketball games, field trips, and track meets.  

 

Colene assisted as a project leader for Angola Hustlers 4-H Club.   She enjoyed helping young people in projects such as cooking, sewing, and project demonstrations.

 

Bobby and Colene loved their Labette County Grizzlies.  They attended home and away football and basketball games, listened to games on the radio, and supported athletics for over 70 years.  They were recognized in 2015 By USD 506 for their continued support of the athletic programs.  Colene loved Football and Basketball and was always cheering for Oklahoma State University, K-State, and Big 12 Teams.

 

Colene was a gardener who took great pride in providing the family with fresh vegetables and canned pickles, beets, and green beans.  It would have been a bad year if she had not put up 100 quarts of green beans and 50-quart bags of cut-off frozen corn.  Sand plum jelly was her go-to jelly.    

 

She genuinely cared for everyone she knew and tried to make sure they knew how much they meant to her by always sending greeting cards. She seldom missed sending a birthday, baby, anniversary, get-well, or sympathy card to the people in her life.  

 

Colene was a member of the Angola United Methodist Church.  She was a Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School Teacher, and assisted with Wedding Receptions and Funerals held at the Church.  She served as an officer in many positions and committees for UMW.  Her faith and serving others were especially important to Colene.

  

Bobby and Colene were recognized by The Parsons Sun as the 1986 Farmer of the Year and received the Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award in 1998.  They always strived to be good stewards of their land and good neighbors to their community.

 

Colene is preceded in death by her husband, Bobby; infant son, Ricky; Mother and Father, Clarence and Lura Harden; sister, Darlene Bryson; nephew, Randy Bryson; parents-in-law, Bob and Ethel Jones; Sisters-in-law, Martha Lee, and Pearl Jones.

 

Colene is survived by her children Tom and Jeannie Jones, rural Coffeyville; Ken and Janie Leedy, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; and Scott and Ronda Jones, Texas City, Texas. Grandchildren: Darrin and Brandi Wegner, Brian, and Sarah Beth Leedy, and Teddy and Ashley Owens. She is also survived by seven wonderful great-grandchildren: Peyton and Mackenzie Wegner; Kirbey, Palmer, and Harlan Leedy; Layton and Nash Owens. Nieces Jan Bryson Redlon and Jill Bryson Huettenmueller. 

 

Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Edna United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Angola Richland Cemetery.

 

Friends may call on Monday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Coffeyville.

 

Memorials may be made to The 506 Foundation, Inc. for the Robert B. “Bobby” and L. Colene Jones Memorial Scholarship. Contributions may be left with the funeral home or mailed to David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline Road, Coffeyville, KS 67337.

 

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