Edith M. Jones, 82, passed away Thursday March 6, 2014, at the Riverside Nursing Home in Centralia, Wash.

She was born in August 1931 in North Dakota to Theodore and Dorthy Anderson. She was married to LeRoy Jones and lived in Sioux Falls, S.D. and moved to Whidbey Island in 1962 where she raised her two boys and five girls.

Edith worked at Banger Base for two years as a security guard and loved her job there. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and the American Legion. She enjoyed sewing, making quilts and curtains and repairs of clothing.

She is survived by her children Marlene M. Parker, Katherine D. Jones, Carol J. Mann, Barbara A. Farmer, Richard R.O. Jones, and Geraldine R. Jones; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters. Edith was preceded in death by her husband LeRoy Jones and a son, Terry LeRoy Jones.

A visitation was held 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Burley Funeral Chapel and burial followed at the Maple Leaf Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Burley Funeral Chapel.