BETTY JEAN JONES

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BETTY JEAN JONES (nee STORIE) February 28, 1950 - September 16, 2016 After a long, hard fought battle with cancer, Betty passed away at Selkirk General Hospital with husband Wayne and friends at her side. Betty was born at Carberry, Manitoba on February 28, 1950. She lived on the farm at Austin until moving to Winnipeg after she graduated from school. She joined Manitoba Telephone System, while there, she met Wayne Jones and they married on June 11, 1977. They moved to Traverse Bay in 1988 and Betty retired from MTS in 1999. She later worked for Statistics Canada, mostly in the north. She enjoyed being up north a lot. She was predeceased by her brother Donald in 1947, her mother Alice in 1959 and her father Roy in 2010. She is survived by her loving husband Wayne, her brother Ross Storie (Carmen), niece Halley, her sister Terry Sperle (Dwayne), niece Brianna Sawyer, nephews Everett and Ethan, and her stepmother Gwen Storie. Betty made many close friends at work and at the Beaches area where she lived and played. She will be greatly missed by all her friends and family. Many thanks to the doctors and nurses of CancerCare Health Sciences Centre and the Selkirk Hospital Chemotherapy group and Emergency. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will take place at the Victoria Beach Community Centre on Tuesday, September 27 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CancerCare Manitoba. Gilbart Funeral Home, Selkirk in care of arrangements. www.gilbartfuneralhome.com

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 21, 2016