June 25, 1940 ~ March 7, 2021 (80 years)
Tamara Sharron Jones, 80, from North Ogden, Utah, died early Sunday morning, March 7, 2021, at McKay-Dee Hospital of complications from heart surgery. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Tamara was born on June 25, 1940 in Logan, Utah, to Odell Manfred Smith and Audrey Helen Smith. She was educated and trained in Cache Valley.
She graduated from North Cache High School and Ogden Cosmetology School in Ogden, Utah in 1958. She passed the state examination in 1960.
Tamara met her 61-year-old sweetheart, Ralph A. Jones, in Ogden, Utah, and they were sealed together for time and all eternity in the Logan Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 5, 1959, especially in the family North Ogden, Utah.
Tamara worked as a cashier for First Security Bank for many years and retired in 1994. During this time, she was a beautician for more than 61 years, cutting friends and family hair. Tamara was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has held many leadership positions in primary and Relief Society. She taught in both elementary school and Sunday school. She set an example for and believed in our Savior Jesus Christ.
Tamara (we all called her Jonsie) loved supporting and spending time with her family. She supported every event she could attend. She had many gatherings in her home, with the family favorites being Easter and Christmas (she made the holidays magical).
She also enjoyed crocheting and sewing, and making thousands of gifts for others. Jonsie will be remembered for her hugs (her hugs were amazing – you knew you were loved!), For her support from family and friends, for her service to others, for commenting on every Facebook post with positive responses and love . You knew for sure that Jonsie loved you no matter what. Jonsie never said an unkind word about anyone. She was everyone’s personal cheerleader. She was everyone’s best friend. She made everything better! She is missed more than words can be written, more than words can be spoken!
Tamara is survived by her husband, Ralph A. Jones from North Ogden. Children, Margo (Doug) Maw, Pleasant View, Utah; Annette (David) Burnett, North Ogden, Utah; Michael (Kathy) Jones, Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Angela “Angie” (Larry) Johnson, Syracuse, Utah; 22 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren, four of them on the road. She is also survived by her siblings Clifford Smith, Paul (Betty) Smith, Jerry Smith (Deann), and Cheryl (David) Evans.
Tamara was preceded in death by her parents, son Jimmy Jones, great-grandson Kyrie Halford, and siblings Odell Manfred Smith and Audrey Arlene Smith.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Lindquists North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 North Washington Blvd., North Ogden, Utah. Friends and family can visit the morgue on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Burial, Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah.
Condolences and memories can be shared with family at Lindquist Mortuary.
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