| Article: | Genevieve Jones
Feb. 21, 1921 - Feb. 3, 2009 LaGrande On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at home in La Grande under the loving care of her granddaughter Kakki Jones, Genevieve Jones passed peacefully from this life. She was born Mary Genevieve Wheeler on Feb. 21, 1921, in Midvale, Idaho, to Maggie and Lee Wheeler. The second of four children, Gen grew up on a small farm with sisters, Leta and Vivian, and brother, Charles. She enjoyed ice-skating on the rivers and ponds in the winter and was a standout on the high school basketball team. She graduated from Midvale High School as valedictorian in 1938. She then attended Lewis and Clark Normal School, graduating with a degree in education in 1940. Following graduation, Gen taught grades first through eight in a one-room school at Happy Hollow, about six miles from Midvale. She later taught grades first through third at Midvale Salem School. |
