Sarah M. Jones

SALISBURY ­— Sarah M. Jones, 89, of 17 Cobble Road, died at Sharon Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 18. She was the widow of Harold Wright Jones.

Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 2, 1917, in Yarmouth, Maine, the daughter of the late Emeline (Simonton) and Maurice Merrill. She moved to Connecticut during her childhood and lived in Taconic.

She worked for Salisbury School and later, for many years, at the Canaan National Bank. She was an active volunteer in Salisbury for many years and was a member of the Salisbury Congregational Church.

Mrs. Jones is survived by a son, Harold Jones of Salisbury; two daughters, Eileen Schneider of Conway, Mass., and Ann Bryan of Bend, Ore.; two sisters, Frances Libby of East Lyme, Conn., and Alice Marcou of Opalocka, Fla.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Calling hours were held on Aug. 21 at Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon. A graveside service was celebrated on Aug. 22 at Salisbury Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance, Salisbury, CT 06068.