Lt. Col. Ella Mae Jones, US Air Force, (Ret), age 92 of Inverness, FL passed away April 28, 2023 at HPH Hospice in Lecanto. Ella was born in Collinsdale, West Virginia on June 7, 1930, to the late Sherfield “Sheffie” Jones and Niter Nellie Lambert Jones.
Ella graduated from John Hopkins School of Anesthesiology as a registered nurse anesthetist. She served her country in the US Air Force for 20 years working in USAF hospitals and also served in Viet Nam as a flight nurse and anesthetist. Following her retirement from the Air Force she moved to Citrus County in 1978. After her move she worked at Citrus Memorial Hospital as a nurse anesthetist. Ella enjoyed traveling and even climbed Mt. Fuji. She was a quilter and also enjoyed crocheting. Most of all she was a devout Catholic, a very religious person, and was a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Inverness.
In addition to her parents, Ella was preceded in death by her brothers: Roy Damion Jones, Millard Fillmore Jones, Warren Gamiel Jones; sisters: Sadie Maude Hudnall, Grace Marie Wood, Ressie Madeline Adkins, Ida Maglone Thompson, Virginia Dare Blume and Elizabeth Jewell Adams. She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM from Our Lady of Fatima Church, with Fr. Mike Suszynski celebrant. Interment with full military honors provided by MacDill Air Force Honor Guard will be conducted at 1:30 PM at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. Arrangements are under the care of the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home Inverness. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Our Lady of Fatima Church 550 Highway 41 South, Inverness, FL 34450.
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