EAST PEORIA, IL - Mary Margaret Wiegele Jones, 93, mother of an East Peoria woman, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Richmond Place Health Center in Lexington, Ky.
A native of Carmi, Ill., she was the daughter of the late George Edward Wiegele and Eva Grace Schauberger.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Callis A. Jones; sister Georgine Aud Bemarkt; brother Louis Wiegele; stepbrother Eddie Wiegele, and son-in-law Russell J. Moore.
Mary Margaret graduated from Carmi High School in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Carmi Times newspaper. She met her future husband, Callis Jones, a native of Webster County, Ky., while he was working at the A&P in Carmi. They married in 1936.
For a short period, they lived in Mount Carmel, Ill., but Mary Margaret and Callis spent most of their married life in Evansville and Newburgh, Ind., where they owned the Village Market Grocery.
As a young mother, Mary Margaret was active in the school activities of her daughters. She was active as a Brownie leader and with the PTA at Harper Grade School in Evansville.
Callis and Mary Margaret retired in 1969 and spent time enjoying their family, gardening, playing bridge, and traveling.
After Callis' death in 1992, she moved from their Newburgh home of more than 40 years to Devonshire Gardens Apartments in Evansville. In the fall of 2000, Mary Margaret moved to Lexington, where she was one of the first residents of Hartland Hills Retirement Home. While there, she was active in the choir and bridge groups.
Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on May 17, 2011
A native of Carmi, Ill., she was the daughter of the late George Edward Wiegele and Eva Grace Schauberger.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Callis A. Jones; sister Georgine Aud Bemarkt; brother Louis Wiegele; stepbrother Eddie Wiegele, and son-in-law Russell J. Moore.
Mary Margaret graduated from Carmi High School in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Carmi Times newspaper. She met her future husband, Callis Jones, a native of Webster County, Ky., while he was working at the A&P in Carmi. They married in 1936.
For a short period, they lived in Mount Carmel, Ill., but Mary Margaret and Callis spent most of their married life in Evansville and Newburgh, Ind., where they owned the Village Market Grocery.
As a young mother, Mary Margaret was active in the school activities of her daughters. She was active as a Brownie leader and with the PTA at Harper Grade School in Evansville.
Callis and Mary Margaret retired in 1969 and spent time enjoying their family, gardening, playing bridge, and traveling.
After Callis' death in 1992, she moved from their Newburgh home of more than 40 years to Devonshire Gardens Apartments in Evansville. In the fall of 2000, Mary Margaret moved to Lexington, where she was one of the first residents of Hartland Hills Retirement Home. While there, she was active in the choir and bridge groups.
Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on May 17, 2011
EAST PEORIA, IL - Mary Margaret Wiegele Jones, 93, mother of an East Peoria woman, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Richmond Place Health Center in Lexington, Ky.
A native of Carmi, Ill., she was the daughter of the late George Edward Wiegele and Eva Grace Schauberger.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Callis A. Jones; sister Georgine Aud Bemarkt; brother Louis Wiegele; stepbrother Eddie Wiegele, and son-in-law Russell J. Moore.
Mary Margaret graduated from Carmi High School in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Carmi Times newspaper. She met her future husband, Callis Jones, a native of Webster County, Ky., while he was working at the A&P in Carmi. They married in 1936.
For a short period, they lived in Mount Carmel, Ill., but Mary Margaret and Callis spent most of their married life in Evansville and Newburgh, Ind., where they owned the Village Market Grocery.
As a young mother, Mary Margaret was active in the school activities of her daughters. She was active as a Brownie leader and with the PTA at Harper Grade School in Evansville.
Callis and Mary Margaret retired in 1969 and spent time enjoying their family, gardening, playing bridge, and traveling.
After Callis' death in 1992, she moved from their Newburgh home of more than 40 years to Devonshire Gardens Apartments in Evansville. In the fall of 2000, Mary Margaret moved to Lexington, where she was one of the first residents of Hartland Hills Retirement Home. While there, she was active in the choir and bridge groups.
Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on May 17, 2011
A native of Carmi, Ill., she was the daughter of the late George Edward Wiegele and Eva Grace Schauberger.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Callis A. Jones; sister Georgine Aud Bemarkt; brother Louis Wiegele; stepbrother Eddie Wiegele, and son-in-law Russell J. Moore.
Mary Margaret graduated from Carmi High School in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Carmi Times newspaper. She met her future husband, Callis Jones, a native of Webster County, Ky., while he was working at the A&P in Carmi. They married in 1936.
For a short period, they lived in Mount Carmel, Ill., but Mary Margaret and Callis spent most of their married life in Evansville and Newburgh, Ind., where they owned the Village Market Grocery.
As a young mother, Mary Margaret was active in the school activities of her daughters. She was active as a Brownie leader and with the PTA at Harper Grade School in Evansville.
Callis and Mary Margaret retired in 1969 and spent time enjoying their family, gardening, playing bridge, and traveling.
After Callis' death in 1992, she moved from their Newburgh home of more than 40 years to Devonshire Gardens Apartments in Evansville. In the fall of 2000, Mary Margaret moved to Lexington, where she was one of the first residents of Hartland Hills Retirement Home. While there, she was active in the choir and bridge groups.
Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on May 17, 2011
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