Beverly Jean Jones

She was born on August 9, 1926, in Portland, Oregon, to William and Anna Page. Her family lived in Portland until 1932, at which time they took up residence at the Jaymar Lumber Mill in Stevenson WA, where her father was a sawyer and her mother was the camp cook. Beverly was allowed to go most anywhere within the camp, including riding with her dad in the cab of the Sawyers-carriage, where he calculated and cut the highest volume of dimensional lumber from each log (some of the large timbers he cut were used in the construction of Mt. Hood’s Timberline Lodge). Beverly was also known to have signed her father’s name in the cookhouse to get candy bars. To pass the time, she and her pet German Shepherd, “Wimpy,” would often play hide-and-seek among the stacks of lumber. Wimpy would always find her by jumping on top of the stacks and looking down until spotting her. In 1937, her brother Ronald was born. At age 14, she learned to drive a tractor.

In 1940, the family moved back to Portland, where Beverly attended Jefferson High School and enjoyed playing basketball and softball. After graduation, she went to work as an operator with Bell Telephone. At age 19, she met Marshall Duane Jones on a blind date, shortly after he was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force. On July 25, 1946, they married and soon after began building their first house, in preparation for starting their own family. On July 30, 1948, daughter Susan Ann was born; followed by son, Marshall Todd, on November 19, 1951. The family enjoyed camping and boating with friends, with much of their summer weekends spent waterskiing on the Columbia River. Beverly and Duane were also active in the Parkrose PTA. Most importantly, they were loving and supportive parents and loyal friends. Beverly had a wonderful sense of humor and was a straight-shooter, never hesitant to offer her opinion in a loving way. She was a talented artist, painting in acrylics and oils, and an accomplished player of pinochle.

During the early years of family life, Beverly was a stay-at-home mom. However, as the kids grew older and attending school, she began part-time work demonstrating various products, including Carnation ice cream, Reser’s foods, and “On-A-Light” Christmas lights. In 1965, Beverly went to work for the Oster Company, demonstrating their small appliances in retail stores and trade shows in northern Oregon and southern Washington. She often did this in conjunction with conducting cooking classes.

Beverly was preceded in death by her father (William), mother (Anna), brother (Ron), husband (Duane), and daughter (Susan). She is survived by her son Todd (Karen) of Troutdale, granddaughter Kristen Campbell (Ryan) of Troutdale, grandson Kevin Jones of Troutdale, and two great-grandsons, Aiden and Jack Campbell (born 11-3-18).

Per Beverly’s wishes, there will be a private family graveside service at Willamette National Cemetery [TBD]. In addition, in lieu of flowers, Beverly requested donations to either the American Institute for Cancer Research and/or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.