Jewell Marie Jones

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Chadron Record - (Jul/2/2009)
Jewell Marie Roby passed away June 26, at her home in San Marcos, Calif. at the age of 95.
Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 7 at 11 a.m. at the Crawford City Cemetery with Pastor Marsha Stauss officiating. Visitations will be at Chamberlain Chapel in Crawford from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7. Friends and family are invited to have lunch at the Eagles Club at 12 p.m. after the service.
Jewell Marie Roby was born December 23,1913 at Chadron. Her parents were Harry Jones and Theresa (Blust) Jones. Her siblings were brothers Roy of Chadron, Lester of Missouri; Harry Wayne, Bob, Chet and sisters Wilma, Gwen, Katie Ann all of Washington state.

She was married to Everett H. Roby on October 24, 1937 at Bayard, in a double wedding ceremony with her cousin Martha Mae Milne and Lawrence Raben. The first part of her married life was spent on the family farm/ranch south of Crawford, working with her husband and raising six children.

She worked caring for the elderly in a private home and at the Crawford Hospital during the 1950s through the 70s. They lived in Crawford for several years after retirement, then moved to Palisade, Colo., near their daughter, Verona.

The past twelve years were spent in California with her daughter, Pat in San Marcos, Calif.

She was a kind, giving, loving, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.

Survivors include her children Verona (Mick) Mikkelson of Palisade,Colo.; Gary (Donna) Roby of Alliance ; DeVere Roby of Aurora,Colo.; Marsha Swallow of Casper,Wyo.; Mary Lynn Straw (Tony Moravec) of Rock Springs, Wyo.; Patricia Wall (Severino Doria) of San Marcos, Calif.; Nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and siblings Harry Wayne, Lester, Bob and Katie Ann.

She was preceded in death bher y parents, sisters, Wilma , and Gwen, brothers Chet and Roy, and great-grandchildren Jeffery and Shakiya.

Jewell married Living