Lora A. Jones, 82, of Phoenix, NY, passed away on

Monday July 7, 2014 after a long illness. Born on

Nov. 3, 1931 to her late parents, Ruth Erma

(Ingraham) and Leeman Justice Cady in Preston,

NY. Lora was a graduate of Oxford Academy &

Central School, class of 1950.

Lora was very involved in the Phoenix community.

A member of Century Club; G .P. I. A.; served as

a trustee on the Phoenix Library Board; North

Country Library Assoc.; Phoenix Central School

Board member for 10 years, with a 2 year post as

president; Masonic Lodge achievement award;

Post Card Club of Oswego County; Schroeppel

Historical Society; Town of Webb Historical Society;

Nursery School Board member; and a former deaconess.

Predeceased by brothers and sisters.

Surviving are her loving husband of 62 years,

Derwin L. Jones; five daughters and their husbands,

Loraine and Don Ridall of Dewitt, Nena and Harry

Nash of Syracuse, Debora Jones and her husband

Charles Wardhaugh of Volney, Linda and Peter

Palmer of Baldwinsville, and Loralee and Roy Skinner

of Blossvale; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;

one sister, Doris Potter of Oxford, NY; many nieces,

nephews, cousins.

Calling hours on Friday July 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the

Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Home, 431 Main St.,

Phoenix, NY. Services are on Saturday July 12, at

11 a.m. in Pennellville United Methodist Church, 389

Co. Rt. 54, Pennellville, NY with Rev. Dr. Russell

Hall and the presiding pastor Rev. Jeff Hodge officiating.

Burial will occur at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Riverview

Cemetery, Co. Rd. 32, Oxford, NY 13830, and will be

conducted by the Behe Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

Contributions in Lora’s memory to: the Phoenix

Public Library, 34 Elm St., Phoenix, NY 13135