AUBURN — Irene (Lamb) Jones, 98, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Clover Manor in Auburn from complications of pneumonia. She was born in New Gloucester, Maine on February 2, 1919, the daughter of the late Orland and Leola (Arno) Lamb.
Irene lived in Maine her entire life and graduated from Lisbon High School in 1936, and Pelletier’s Beauty School in 1939. She married Rolvin Jones in 1945 and they were married over 58 years until his passing in 2003. She worked at Gilbert’s Beauty Shop in Bath, and later at the Senter’s Department Store for 18 years until her retirement.
Irene enjoyed sewing, tailoring, cooking, and spending time with her family. She liked to read about nutrition and health and always took good care of herself. In her younger years she enjoyed dancing and never lost her love for music. In her early retirement years, Irene loved to sightsee and visit friends and family with Rolvin in Florida.
Irene is survived by her daughter, Linda Mason of Lisbon Falls; her grandson, Scott Mason of Clarksville, MD; her granddaughter, Karen Mason of Nashville, TN; her three great-grandchildren, Sawyer, Audrey and Vera Mason of Clarksville, MD; her sister, Eunice Woodcock of Auburn and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brother, Norman Lamb, and her younger sister, Pauline Small.
Friends and family are invited to share their memories and offer their condolences by visiting Irene’s online guestbook at www.crosmanfuneralhome.c om.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from 10 am to 12 pm at Crosman Funeral Home. A committal will immediately follow at Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon Falls.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Irene’s memory to United Service Organizations, P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C., 20077-7677.
A service of Crosman Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, Maine.
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