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Melpia Norton was born on November 28, 1852 in WisconsinG. She and Albert Jones were married on December 24, 1874 in MinnesotaG. She died on December 22, 1923, at age 71, in MinnesotaG.

William Albert Jones was born on February 3, 1876 in MinnesotaG. He and Emma Elizabeth Cook were married on March 17, 2006 in MinnesotaG. He died on October 8, 1954, at age 78, in MinnesotaG.

Emma Elizabeth Cook was born in 1886 in MinnesotaG. She and William Albert Jones were married on March 17, 2006 in MinnesotaG. She died on October 31, 1975, at age ~89, in MinnesotaG.

Melpia Marion Jones was born on April 15, 1907 in MinnesotaG. She died on December 27, 1998, at age 91, in MinnesotaG.

Ruth Elizabeth Jones was born on February 12, 1923 in MinnesotaG. She died on March 21, 2012, at age 89, in MinnesotaG.

89, a longtime University of Minnesota Professor Died March 21, 2012 in St. Paul. She was born Feb. 12, 1923 in Red Wing to William Albert Jones and Emma Elizabeth (Cook) Jones. She was a graduate of the University of Minnesota, earning undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees. She was a Modern Languages professor with an emphasis in Spanish literature, and an expert on the Spanish author Cervantes. Before finishing her doctorate she traveled extensively throughout Central and South America, and lived in Caracas, Venezuela; Mexico City, Mexico; and Havana, Cuba, where she lived until Fidel Castro came to power. She taught for two years at the University of Arkansas before joining the Minnesota faculty. She took sabbaticals in Spain and continued to travel after her retirement to the South Pacific, Europe, South America, and Asia. She was a generous supporter of the arts, historical societies, and charitable causes, particularly those in the Twin Cities and Red Wing areas. She is preceded in death by her parents and her two sisters, Melpia Marion Jones and Kathryn Ellen Mullen. She is survived by two nephews, Thomas W. Mullen and Michael J. Mullen of Brandon, Miss., special caregivers and friends, Cheryl Nelson and Marty Spangler, and longtime friends Judy and Gene Bennett. Graveside ceremonies will be held at Oakewood Cemetery in Red Wing at 11:30AM Mon. March 26th. Billman Hunt Chapel 612-789-3535.

Kathryn Ellen Jones was born on July 15, 1912 in MinnesotaG. She and John Francis Mullen were married. She died on January 11, 2003, at age 90, in FloridaG.

John Francis Mullen was born on July 1, 1912 in WisconsinG. He and Kathryn Ellen Jones were married. He died on September 30, 1979, at age 67, in FloridaG.

Thomas William Mullen was born on October 30, 1942 in Peoria, IllinoisG. He and Carol Ann Richter were married on October 12, 1968 in California, United StatesG. He died on February 8, 2021, at age 78, in MississippiG.

Thomas William Mullen, 78, of Brandon, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson after a long battle with cancer.

A private funeral Mass for immediate family will be held Friday, Feb. 12, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Flowood, followed by interment with military honors at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Lakewood Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

He was born Oct. 30, 1942, in Peoria, Illinois, to the late John Francis and Kathryn Ellen Mullen. He grew up in Palatine and later Barrington, Illinois, near Chicago. He attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated in 1964 from Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota.

After college he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict, rising to the rank of lieutenant. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard operating in the South China Sea, and later at Concord Naval Weapons Station in California.

It was at Concord that he met his wife of 44 years, Carol Ann Richter Mullen, who preceded him in death in 2012. After marrying in 1968 and leaving the Navy, the couple settled in the San Francisco Bay area and had three sons.

He was a lifelong banker. After several years at Merrill Lynch in San Francisco, in 1975 he joined the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a National Bank Examiner. In 1977 he was named the regional examiner in charge of Mississippi and Louisiana, and the family moved to Clinton, Mississippi.

In 1983 he joined Trustmark National Bank, rising to executive vice president before retiring in 2003. Upon retirement, he and Carol moved to a home on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon. He served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Yazoo until his death.

He was a longtime parishioner of Holy Savior Catholic Church in Clinton and St. Paul Catholic Church in Flowood. He enjoyed traveling, and visited all 50 states and more than 20 countries. He was a die-hard Chicago Cubs baseball fan, and in retirement delighted in playing bridge with friends, spending time at family gatherings with his seven grandchildren, and watching glorious sunsets over the Reservoir from his backyard deck, glass of wine in hand.

He is survived by his sons, John Patrick (Dena) Mullen of Memphis, Tennessee, Steven Thomas (Lee) Mullen of Oxford, Mississippi, and Geoffrey Christopher (Kristen) Mullen of Jackson; his brother, Michael James Mullen of Brandon; and seven grandchildren.

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Henry Norton Jones was born on October 20, 1877 in MinnesotaG. He and Agnes Von Dorn were married. He died in 1955, at age ~78.

Charles Luther Jones was born on June 28, 1882 in MinnesotaG. He and Alice Estelle Eaton were married on March 31, 1906 in MinnesotaG. He died in 1946, at age ~64, in MinnesotaG.

Phyllis Jones was born on November 4, 1917 in California, United StatesG. She and Howard S. Williams were married. She died on September 23, 1969, at age 51, in California, United StatesG.

Agnes Von Dorn was born on August 3, 1878 in ArkansasG. She and Henry Norton Jones were married. She died on December 21, 1973, at age 95, in California, United StatesG.

Howard S. Williams was born in 1917 in California, United StatesG. He and Phyllis Jones were married. He died in 1986, at age ~69, in California, United StatesG.

Sandra Marjorie Williams was born in 1945 in California, United StatesG. She and Smith were married.

Smith and Sandra Marjorie Williams were married.

Norton Williams was born on September 13, 1945 in California, United StatesG.

Alice Estelle Eaton was born in 1884 in MinnesotaG. She and Charles Luther Jones were married on March 31, 1906 in MinnesotaG. She died in 1970, at age ~86, in MinnesotaG.

Margaret Jones was born on May 12, 1907 in MinnesotaG. She and Clyde Preston Shumway were married on June 19, 1929 in MinnesotaG. She died on December 2, 1988, at age 81, in MinnesotaG.

Clyde Preston Shumway was born on April 11, 1904 in MinnesotaG. He and Margaret Jones were married on June 19, 1929 in MinnesotaG. He died on May 16, 1986, at age 82, in MinnesotaG.

John N. Shumway was born in 1932 in MinnesotaG.