Janet, Did he ever go by the name "George" thus the name in the obit or do you think that the great grandchildren just weren't sure of his first name? Gloria -----Original Message----- From: Janet Taber <janettaber@gmail.com> To: boschong <boschong@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, May 22, 2013 7:50 am Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] Obit for Virginia Alice Jones, d/o Greenville Warner Bushong & Cora A. Barker - MO & California Greenville "George" and Cora Barker Bushong are buried in the Bushong Cemetery, located at Brixey, Missouri, about six miles east of Almartha. On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Russell Bushong <chochoruss@aol.com> wrote: > > Boschong Subscribers, My sympathy to the family of Virginia. Notice that > they have Virginia's father as George Bushong. This is not correct. Her > father was Greenville Warner Bushong and her mother was Cora A. Barker. See > BOSCHONG Archives for November 2011 for the obit and census records. > -------------------- > The Bakersfield Californian > Bakersfield, California > Sunday, 19 May 2013 > > OBITUARIES > > VIRGINIA ALICE JONES > 1 April 1922 - 13 May 2013 > > > > Virginia was born 1 April 1922 in Almartha, MO. She was the youngest > daughter of George and Cora Bushong. Virginia went peacefully to her > heavenly home on 13 May 2013. Virginia met and married her "Army Man" > William E. Jones (Bill) in Kansas City Missouri in July 1953. Together they > raised three children, David, Warner, and La Don. Virginia, being the > devoted wife, travelled with Bill all over the United States while he was > in the Army. They were stationed overseas twice in Germany. This was one of > the favorite times of her life. She loved to talk about it. When Bill > retired from the Army in 1965, they moved to Bakersfield and made it their > home. Virginia was a devoted, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, > great great grandmother, and also a friend. She went out of her way to > attend every function her grandchildren had. She attended their sporting > events, choir concerts, school functions, church functions and anything > else they wanted her to do. She attended church ! > camp with her granddaughters every summer. I'm not sure who looked > forward to it more, Virginia or her granddaughters. Virginia was a devoted > Christian who attended church her whole life. She spent over 35 years > attending Highland Church of Christ where she would meet the ladies who > would become her lifelong friends. Together they organized everything from > weddings to funerals and everything in between. She was always one of the > first to arrive at church, (usually after picking up one of the older > members) and always one of the last to leave. She never left a task for > anyone else to finish and always took the initiative to make sure the job > was done. Virginia is proceeded in death by her parents, George and Cora > Bushong; her beloved "Army Man", William E. Jones; her son, Warner Allen > White; her brothers, Doin, Hasten, and Leo; her sister, Retha; her > son-n-law, Orville Scholl. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Scholl, > her son, David Jones; her granddaughter, Tammy Patte! > rson; her granddaughter and husband, Melissa and Donnie Britt; grandso > ns, Allen and Clinton White; great grandchildren, Jeffrey (and wife > Leslie), Shelby, Kendra, Austin, Dylan, Tyler, and Emma; great, great > grandchildren, Mikey, Matthew, and Hayden. Virginia was loved by everyone > who knew her. She left a legacy on this earth that is carried on through > the generations. She was, by far, the best grandma we could have ever asked > for. Her memory will be with us forever. We love her and miss her. We will > honor her by living for others, like she did. We are comforted knowing we > will we meet again in heaven. Visitation for Virginia will be Monday, May > 20, 2013 from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M., at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary > (9109 Kern Canyon Road). Services will be held in the Chapel at Hillcrest > on May 21, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. > ----------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I will ask some other family members but I'll bet he went by George. Will let you know. On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Russell Bushong <chochoruss@aol.com> wrote: > Janet, Did he ever go by the name "George" thus the name in the obit or do > you think that the great grandchildren just weren't sure of his first name? > > Gloria > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janet Taber <janettaber@gmail.com> > To: boschong <boschong@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, May 22, 2013 7:50 am > Subject: Re: [BOSCHONG] Obit for Virginia Alice Jones, d/o Greenville > Warner Bushong & Cora A. Barker - MO & California > > > Greenville "George" and Cora Barker Bushong are buried in the Bushong > Cemetery, located at Brixey, Missouri, about six miles east of Almartha. > > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Russell Bushong <chochoruss@aol.com> > wrote: > > > > > Boschong Subscribers, My sympathy to the family of Virginia. Notice that > > they have Virginia's father as George Bushong. This is not correct. Her > > father was Greenville Warner Bushong and her mother was Cora A. Barker. > See > > BOSCHONG Archives for November 2011 for the obit and census records. > > -------------------- > > The Bakersfield Californian > > Bakersfield, California > > Sunday, 19 May 2013 > > > > OBITUARIES > > > > VIRGINIA ALICE JONES > > 1 April 1922 - 13 May 2013 > > > > > > > > Virginia was born 1 April 1922 in Almartha, MO. She was the youngest > > daughter of George and Cora Bushong. Virginia went peacefully to her > > heavenly home on 13 May 2013. Virginia met and married her "Army Man" > > William E. Jones (Bill) in Kansas City Missouri in July 1953. Together > they > > raised three children, David, Warner, and La Don. Virginia, being the > > devoted wife, travelled with Bill all over the United States while he was > > in the Army. They were stationed overseas twice in Germany. This was one > of > > the favorite times of her life. She loved to talk about it. When Bill > > retired from the Army in 1965, they moved to Bakersfield and made it > their > > home. Virginia was a devoted, wife, mother, grandmother, great > grandmother, > > great great grandmother, and also a friend. She went out of her way to > > attend every function her grandchildren had. She attended their sporting > > events, choir concerts, school functions, church functions and anything > > else they wanted her to do. She attended church ! > > camp with her granddaughters every summer. I'm not sure who looked > > forward to it more, Virginia or her granddaughters. Virginia was a > devoted > > Christian who attended church her whole life. She spent over 35 years > > attending Highland Church of Christ where she would meet the ladies who > > would become her lifelong friends. Together they organized everything > from > > weddings to funerals and everything in between. She was always one of the > > first to arrive at church, (usually after picking up one of the older > > members) and always one of the last to leave. She never left a task for > > anyone else to finish and always took the initiative to make sure the job > > was done. Virginia is proceeded in death by her parents, George and Cora > > Bushong; her beloved "Army Man", William E. Jones; her son, Warner Allen > > White; her brothers, Doin, Hasten, and Leo; her sister, Retha; her > > son-n-law, Orville Scholl. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Scholl, > > her son, David Jones; her granddaughter, Tammy Patte! > > rson; her granddaughter and husband, Melissa and Donnie Britt; grandso > > ns, Allen and Clinton White; great grandchildren, Jeffrey (and wife > > Leslie), Shelby, Kendra, Austin, Dylan, Tyler, and Emma; great, great > > grandchildren, Mikey, Matthew, and Hayden. Virginia was loved by everyone > > who knew her. She left a legacy on this earth that is carried on through > > the generations. She was, by far, the best grandma we could have ever > asked > > for. Her memory will be with us forever. We love her and miss her. We > will > > honor her by living for others, like she did. We are comforted knowing we > > will we meet again in heaven. Visitation for Virginia will be Monday, May > > 20, 2013 from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M., at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary > > (9109 Kern Canyon Road). Services will be held in the Chapel at Hillcrest > > on May 21, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. > > ----------------- > > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Neiger Bushong > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOSCHONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >