Virginia Imogene Jones was the youngest child of William David Jones and Imogene May Worley Jones of Dayton, Washington. Her five siblings were: Maxwell, Glenn W., Philip E., Donna and Gene Jones. Virginia Jones' mother died in 1927 and her father was remarried to Emma May Smith. ~~~
The Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Family Tributes; Page B5
Virginia Jones Gillmore
1923-2009
Virginia Jones Gillmore passed away peacefully at her home in Yachats, Feb. 21, 2009 following a recent illness at age 85. She was born the youngest of six children, June 29, 1923 in Dayton, WA.
Two things happened that profoundly shaped her life. One was living through the Great Depression where she learned thrift, hard work and patriotism. The second event happened when she was four. A family drive turned tragic and her beloved mother instantly died. Virginia began a lifelong devotion to keep her far-flung family connected with love stronger than any adhesive. She came through the Depression with a hard-earned wisdom and like others of The Great Generation believed absolutely in American Democracy. When WWII began she enlisted in the WAVES, serving in Bremerton, WA where she worked in the new and highly secret "radar" unit.
Virginia married Earl Gillmore, and in 1946 they moved to Eugene to finish college at the U of O on the new GI Bill. They were some of the first tenants to move into the Amazon Housing project (rent was $40). She remembers sitting on the 40-yard line watching Norm Van Brocklin leading the mighty Ducks while Earl played in the pep band. Virginia began teaching 2nd grade at Edison Elementary School in 1948.
In 1961 Virginia returned to earn her Masters in Special Education and taught at Willakenzie and Awbrey Park, before retiring in 1985. Her philosophy of teaching was that "you give every child in the classroom a chance to be successful". She felt that learning to read was the most important skill early learners needed and dedicated herself to that end. She said, "I never met a student who could not learn to read".
Virginia and Earl became world travelers and she wrote several travel articles, especially about her favorite place, Egypt. Virginia was a keen thinker and did a crossword puzzle every morning of her life just to "exercise her brain". She was also an astute observer and an effective interpreter of what she saw or learned from others. Virginia always gave an attentive ear and sound advice. She lived a rich, happy and inspirational life. She was active in many civic affairs, mayor's committees, and child welfare reform. She was a charter member of Eugene's American Legion Post 161, and organized fund raising to build Skipworth Juvenile Home in Eugene. For her civic work, she was nominated as Eugene Woman of the Year in 1958.
Virginia was a member of the First Congregational Church in Eugene and later the Yachats Community Presbyterian church and taught Sunday School for many years. For her community work, she was recognized as the Yachats Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in 2003.
She was a longtime member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Int'l and through them has distributed hundreds of dictionaries to third graders on the Oregon Coast. She was also an active member of the Coastal Women Veterans and the Oregon Chapter of the Cascade Seafarers Unit 138. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and there is no way to put into words how much she will be missed.
Survivors include loving daughters, Anne Gillmore Quirk of Portland, Betsy Price and son-in-law Dave Price, of Waldport, sisters-in-law, Bebe Gillmore of Seattle and Barbara Jones of Indianapolis, and many beloved nieces, nephews, grandchildren and hundreds of wonderful friends who came year after year to visit and stay at "Virginia's place" at Rock Park Cottages in Yachats. Her husband Earl preceded her in death in 1981.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, 360 W. 7th Street, Yachats on March 14, 2009 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., with a reception to follow from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any Bank of the West, c/o The Virginia Gillmore Solstice Memorial Fund, PO Box 268, Yachats, OR 97498.
We encourage all of her former students/friends to share their memories of Virginia in the guest book.
The Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Family Tributes; Page B5
Virginia Jones Gillmore
1923-2009
Virginia Jones Gillmore passed away peacefully at her home in Yachats, Feb. 21, 2009 following a recent illness at age 85. She was born the youngest of six children, June 29, 1923 in Dayton, WA.
Two things happened that profoundly shaped her life. One was living through the Great Depression where she learned thrift, hard work and patriotism. The second event happened when she was four. A family drive turned tragic and her beloved mother instantly died. Virginia began a lifelong devotion to keep her far-flung family connected with love stronger than any adhesive. She came through the Depression with a hard-earned wisdom and like others of The Great Generation believed absolutely in American Democracy. When WWII began she enlisted in the WAVES, serving in Bremerton, WA where she worked in the new and highly secret "radar" unit.
Virginia married Earl Gillmore, and in 1946 they moved to Eugene to finish college at the U of O on the new GI Bill. They were some of the first tenants to move into the Amazon Housing project (rent was $40). She remembers sitting on the 40-yard line watching Norm Van Brocklin leading the mighty Ducks while Earl played in the pep band. Virginia began teaching 2nd grade at Edison Elementary School in 1948.
In 1961 Virginia returned to earn her Masters in Special Education and taught at Willakenzie and Awbrey Park, before retiring in 1985. Her philosophy of teaching was that "you give every child in the classroom a chance to be successful". She felt that learning to read was the most important skill early learners needed and dedicated herself to that end. She said, "I never met a student who could not learn to read".
Virginia and Earl became world travelers and she wrote several travel articles, especially about her favorite place, Egypt. Virginia was a keen thinker and did a crossword puzzle every morning of her life just to "exercise her brain". She was also an astute observer and an effective interpreter of what she saw or learned from others. Virginia always gave an attentive ear and sound advice. She lived a rich, happy and inspirational life. She was active in many civic affairs, mayor's committees, and child welfare reform. She was a charter member of Eugene's American Legion Post 161, and organized fund raising to build Skipworth Juvenile Home in Eugene. For her civic work, she was nominated as Eugene Woman of the Year in 1958.
Virginia was a member of the First Congregational Church in Eugene and later the Yachats Community Presbyterian church and taught Sunday School for many years. For her community work, she was recognized as the Yachats Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in 2003.
She was a longtime member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Int'l and through them has distributed hundreds of dictionaries to third graders on the Oregon Coast. She was also an active member of the Coastal Women Veterans and the Oregon Chapter of the Cascade Seafarers Unit 138. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and there is no way to put into words how much she will be missed.
Survivors include loving daughters, Anne Gillmore Quirk of Portland, Betsy Price and son-in-law Dave Price, of Waldport, sisters-in-law, Bebe Gillmore of Seattle and Barbara Jones of Indianapolis, and many beloved nieces, nephews, grandchildren and hundreds of wonderful friends who came year after year to visit and stay at "Virginia's place" at Rock Park Cottages in Yachats. Her husband Earl preceded her in death in 1981.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, 360 W. 7th Street, Yachats on March 14, 2009 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., with a reception to follow from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any Bank of the West, c/o The Virginia Gillmore Solstice Memorial Fund, PO Box 268, Yachats, OR 97498.
We encourage all of her former students/friends to share their memories of Virginia in the guest book.
Virginia Imogene Jones was the youngest child of William David Jones and Imogene May Worley Jones of Dayton, Washington. Her five siblings were: Maxwell, Glenn W., Philip E., Donna and Gene Jones. Virginia Jones' mother died in 1927 and her father was remarried to Emma May Smith. ~~~
The Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Family Tributes; Page B5
Virginia Jones Gillmore
1923-2009
Virginia Jones Gillmore passed away peacefully at her home in Yachats, Feb. 21, 2009 following a recent illness at age 85. She was born the youngest of six children, June 29, 1923 in Dayton, WA.
Two things happened that profoundly shaped her life. One was living through the Great Depression where she learned thrift, hard work and patriotism. The second event happened when she was four. A family drive turned tragic and her beloved mother instantly died. Virginia began a lifelong devotion to keep her far-flung family connected with love stronger than any adhesive. She came through the Depression with a hard-earned wisdom and like others of The Great Generation believed absolutely in American Democracy. When WWII began she enlisted in the WAVES, serving in Bremerton, WA where she worked in the new and highly secret "radar" unit.
Virginia married Earl Gillmore, and in 1946 they moved to Eugene to finish college at the U of O on the new GI Bill. They were some of the first tenants to move into the Amazon Housing project (rent was $40). She remembers sitting on the 40-yard line watching Norm Van Brocklin leading the mighty Ducks while Earl played in the pep band. Virginia began teaching 2nd grade at Edison Elementary School in 1948.
In 1961 Virginia returned to earn her Masters in Special Education and taught at Willakenzie and Awbrey Park, before retiring in 1985. Her philosophy of teaching was that "you give every child in the classroom a chance to be successful". She felt that learning to read was the most important skill early learners needed and dedicated herself to that end. She said, "I never met a student who could not learn to read".
Virginia and Earl became world travelers and she wrote several travel articles, especially about her favorite place, Egypt. Virginia was a keen thinker and did a crossword puzzle every morning of her life just to "exercise her brain". She was also an astute observer and an effective interpreter of what she saw or learned from others. Virginia always gave an attentive ear and sound advice. She lived a rich, happy and inspirational life. She was active in many civic affairs, mayor's committees, and child welfare reform. She was a charter member of Eugene's American Legion Post 161, and organized fund raising to build Skipworth Juvenile Home in Eugene. For her civic work, she was nominated as Eugene Woman of the Year in 1958.
Virginia was a member of the First Congregational Church in Eugene and later the Yachats Community Presbyterian church and taught Sunday School for many years. For her community work, she was recognized as the Yachats Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in 2003.
She was a longtime member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Int'l and through them has distributed hundreds of dictionaries to third graders on the Oregon Coast. She was also an active member of the Coastal Women Veterans and the Oregon Chapter of the Cascade Seafarers Unit 138. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and there is no way to put into words how much she will be missed.
Survivors include loving daughters, Anne Gillmore Quirk of Portland, Betsy Price and son-in-law Dave Price, of Waldport, sisters-in-law, Bebe Gillmore of Seattle and Barbara Jones of Indianapolis, and many beloved nieces, nephews, grandchildren and hundreds of wonderful friends who came year after year to visit and stay at "Virginia's place" at Rock Park Cottages in Yachats. Her husband Earl preceded her in death in 1981.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, 360 W. 7th Street, Yachats on March 14, 2009 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., with a reception to follow from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any Bank of the West, c/o The Virginia Gillmore Solstice Memorial Fund, PO Box 268, Yachats, OR 97498.
We encourage all of her former students/friends to share their memories of Virginia in the guest book.
The Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Family Tributes; Page B5
Virginia Jones Gillmore
1923-2009
Virginia Jones Gillmore passed away peacefully at her home in Yachats, Feb. 21, 2009 following a recent illness at age 85. She was born the youngest of six children, June 29, 1923 in Dayton, WA.
Two things happened that profoundly shaped her life. One was living through the Great Depression where she learned thrift, hard work and patriotism. The second event happened when she was four. A family drive turned tragic and her beloved mother instantly died. Virginia began a lifelong devotion to keep her far-flung family connected with love stronger than any adhesive. She came through the Depression with a hard-earned wisdom and like others of The Great Generation believed absolutely in American Democracy. When WWII began she enlisted in the WAVES, serving in Bremerton, WA where she worked in the new and highly secret "radar" unit.
Virginia married Earl Gillmore, and in 1946 they moved to Eugene to finish college at the U of O on the new GI Bill. They were some of the first tenants to move into the Amazon Housing project (rent was $40). She remembers sitting on the 40-yard line watching Norm Van Brocklin leading the mighty Ducks while Earl played in the pep band. Virginia began teaching 2nd grade at Edison Elementary School in 1948.
In 1961 Virginia returned to earn her Masters in Special Education and taught at Willakenzie and Awbrey Park, before retiring in 1985. Her philosophy of teaching was that "you give every child in the classroom a chance to be successful". She felt that learning to read was the most important skill early learners needed and dedicated herself to that end. She said, "I never met a student who could not learn to read".
Virginia and Earl became world travelers and she wrote several travel articles, especially about her favorite place, Egypt. Virginia was a keen thinker and did a crossword puzzle every morning of her life just to "exercise her brain". She was also an astute observer and an effective interpreter of what she saw or learned from others. Virginia always gave an attentive ear and sound advice. She lived a rich, happy and inspirational life. She was active in many civic affairs, mayor's committees, and child welfare reform. She was a charter member of Eugene's American Legion Post 161, and organized fund raising to build Skipworth Juvenile Home in Eugene. For her civic work, she was nominated as Eugene Woman of the Year in 1958.
Virginia was a member of the First Congregational Church in Eugene and later the Yachats Community Presbyterian church and taught Sunday School for many years. For her community work, she was recognized as the Yachats Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in 2003.
She was a longtime member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Int'l and through them has distributed hundreds of dictionaries to third graders on the Oregon Coast. She was also an active member of the Coastal Women Veterans and the Oregon Chapter of the Cascade Seafarers Unit 138. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and there is no way to put into words how much she will be missed.
Survivors include loving daughters, Anne Gillmore Quirk of Portland, Betsy Price and son-in-law Dave Price, of Waldport, sisters-in-law, Bebe Gillmore of Seattle and Barbara Jones of Indianapolis, and many beloved nieces, nephews, grandchildren and hundreds of wonderful friends who came year after year to visit and stay at "Virginia's place" at Rock Park Cottages in Yachats. Her husband Earl preceded her in death in 1981.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, 360 W. 7th Street, Yachats on March 14, 2009 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., with a reception to follow from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any Bank of the West, c/o The Virginia Gillmore Solstice Memorial Fund, PO Box 268, Yachats, OR 97498.
We encourage all of her former students/friends to share their memories of Virginia in the guest book.
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