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(Sept. 13, 1929 - July 25, 2015)
Gladys Augusta Nichols Jones died July 25, 2015, at the New Horizon Care Center in Lovell. She was 85.
Gladys was born near Lysite on Sept. 13, 1929, to James Lee Nichols Sr. and Susie Parm Nichols.
Gladys grew up on the family homestead on Bridger Creek, attending schools in Shoshoni before moving to the Lucerne area near Thermopolis where she graduated from high school in 1948.
After high school, Gladys lived with her sister Helen Hill and worked at the Coca-Cola bottling company.
Gladys married Andrew Charles Jones on Feb. 26, 1949, who had returned to the Lucerne area after World War II in 1945.
Gladys followed Andy’s work as a lineman across Wyoming and South Dakota. Gladys and Andy had three children: Judith, Patricia, and Robert.
Gladys returned to work when her daughters went to high school, working as a meat cutter for Simon’s grocery store, at Cold Storage and as the dietary aide at Bethesda Care Center.
Gladys loved horses, wildlife, plants, rock hunting, gardening, drawing and sewing. She also loved music and played the clarinet, saxophone, violin, piano and accordion.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Andy Jones; nephews Patrick Nichols and Jimmy Barham; infant brother William Nichols; parents and siblings: Helen (Ed) Hill, James and Lucy Nichols, Burney Nichols, Luther (Pat) Nichols, Julie (Bob) Barham, Mary (Hugh) Vass, brother-in-law Donald (Lorene) Jones; and grandson-in-law Daniel Fauver.
Gladys is survived by her sister-in-law Marvilla Nichols; children Judy (Ray) Lawrence and Patricia Jones, both of Powell, and Robert Jones of Worland; grandchildren Julie (Tim) Miller, Jamie Fauver, all of Powell, Starla Tronstad (Dan) Park of Albuquerque, New Mexico, LaRae Tronstad of Austin, Texas, Andy (Kim) Lawrence of Williston, North Dakota, Brock (Juanita) Lawrence of Cheyenne; great-grandchildren: Andrea Lawrence, Joey Lake, Joshua Fauver, Isaiah Fauver, Augustus Miller, Katelynn Miller, Lucas Miller and Asher Park. Gladys also had many nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at Thompson Funeral Home, with burial to follow at the Riverside Cemetery in Thermopolis. A family reunion is planned for the fall at Thermopolis to share pictures and memories.
