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Rhea Jones
Born in Michigan
75 years
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     Rhea M. Jones, 75, of Mapleton, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at Pekin Hospital.
     Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue in Peoria, with Fr. Brian Kellington and Deacon Laurie Kellington officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., prior to services at the funeral home. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Parkview Cemetery in Peoria.
     Rhea was born in Mount Clemens, MI on August 6, 1938, a daughter of Frank and Rhea (Nie) Tate. She married John Jones in Peoria in 1958. He preceded her in death in December of 1998. She was also preceded in death by her parents.
     She is survived by her children, Gregg (Lynn) Jones of Paducah, KY, Kimberly Dross of San Antonio, TX and Danny and Kathy Jones of Peoria; grandson, Branden (Angela) Dross and granddaughters, Samantha Dross and Emily Van Auken; great grandchildren, Branden Jr., Jackson and Annabelle; and several brothers and sisters.
     Rhea earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bradley University and her Masters from Western Illinois University. She retired as a Registered Nurse with Proctor Hospital, after twenty years of service. She also retired as a special education teacher with Jameson School and taught nursing at Methodist Medical Center. She was last employed as a Registered Nurse with Washington Christian Village.
     She was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church in Pekin, for over forty years, a member of The Order of the Daughters of the King and volunteered with the Special Olympics.
     Memorial contributions may be made in Rhea’s memory to Special Olympics Illinois, 605 East Willow Street, Normal, IL 61761.

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Luis Monteiro Friend of Ab August 23, 2013

Ab,

We are so sorry to hear of your mother's passing. We have been thinking of you and your family and keeping all of you in our prayers. May God comfort and give you peace during this difficult time.

Luis and Mary

Hendrick Polanco My deepest condolences August 22, 2013

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage

http://www.jw.org 

Rick, Amy and Joe Leesman Danny and Kathy August 21, 2013
We are so sorry to hear of your mother's passing.  Want you to know we are thinking of you and keeping you in our prayers.  God's peace and love be with you both.
Julie Morgan Friend of Ab's August 21, 2013
Ab, I am so, so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother.  You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Celestia Cooper friend of rhea August 21, 2013
To Rhea children, My deepest sympathies on the lost of your mother. I will keep you all in my prayers.  
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