Shirley Jones Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Jones of Cambridge, Ohio, who passed away at the age of 85, on March 31, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Jones to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Chester Bates and Edith Bates (Tarleton); and her husbands, Robert A. Sheets and Raymond R. Jones. She is survived by: her brother Kenneth; her sister-in-law Wilma Bates; her sister Irene; her brother-in-law Carroll Guiler; her niece Vickie Gardner; her nephew Michael Bates; her daughter Melanie Barton of Royce City, Texas; her grandchildren, Erin, Chris, Elana, James, Alan and Kim; her great grandchildren, Jaden, Emily, Alexander and Jaime; her nieces, Sherry Meredith (Jim), Lisa Crawford (Mike) and Theresa Swinehart (Stu); and her nephew Ken Bates (Mimi). She is also survived by several grandnieces and grandnephews; and several special friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Lehigh Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1601, Lehigh Acres, Florida 33970, or Hospice of Guernsey, P.O. Box 1165, Cambridge, Ohio 43725.