Valerie “Val” Jones

Valerie “Val” Jones

Lisbon

Valerie “Val” Jones, 74, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at the Solon Care Center in Solon, Iowa after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Celebration of Life: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Whitey’s in Lisbon, Iowa (please consider wearing Bears, Cubs, or Hawkeye gear). Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.

Valerie Jones was born on May 17, 1949, at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., the daughter of John L. and Pamela J. (Turner) Thompson. She was united in marriage to Mike Jones on Sept. 18, 1970, in Washington, Ill.

Val was a beloved member of the Lisbon community and was known as the “Daycare Lady” of Lisbon. She ran her in-home daycare service for over 40 years, in that time she cared for and helped raise over 200 children; each child was loved as her own. It means something to those who get to call themselves one of “Val’s Kids.”

She was first and foremost a mother to her children but also a second mother to many. Val loved watching her children’s athletic events and contests, and can say she never missed one, she was their biggest fan. Her love of sports extended to the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Bears, and her favorite team the Chicago Cubs!

Val had a close group of girlfriends, and they meant the world to her!

Val is survived by her husband, children, Joshua Jones of West Des Moines, Iowa, Tyler Jones and fiancé Zareen Rahman of Kent, Wash., Nathan (Stef) Jones of Lisbon, Iowa, and Rosemary (Logan) Felton of Monticello, Iowa; grandchildren, Louis Jones, Braxton Jones, Lanie Felton and Lenix Felton; siblings, John (Kathleen) Thompson Jr. and Brendan Thompson; sisters-in-law, Leslie (David) Hart and Lynn Ahart; brother-in-law, Jeff (Steve Johnson) Jones; and honorary son, Dustin Gutierrez.

Val was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Karon Thompson; and mother and father-in-law, Les (Phillys) Jones; and brother-in-law Gary Ahart.

The family would like to make special mention and give thanks to the staff and care givers at the Solon Care Center.

Please share your support and memories with Val’s family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.

Memorials may be made to the Family, with contributions going to the Lisbon Community School Foundation and various other youth organizations.