E. Joines

Services for E. Lorene Jones will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Bustard's Funeral Home with Pastor Marvin Skogen officiating. Viewing will be from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM, Friday, December 10, 2010 at Bustard's Funeral Home. Interment will take place at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery. Lorene was born February 6, 1915 in Dennison, Texas, to Elzia Ward and Lillie May (Freels) Henager. Her mother married A.W. Power in 1925. They traveled a lot for his work, so Lorene attended four different high schools - Compton, CA, Bristow, OK, Denver, CO, graduating in 1933 from Garfield County High School, in Glenwood Springs, CO. She and Bill met in Grand Junction, CO and, on June 28, 1936, she married William A. Joines in Oakland, California Lorene was a homemaker most of her life caring for her family and husband. On the anniversary days at Bill's Branen's Grocery Store, she helped serve the birthday cake to customers. Later, she worked at Foodland Market she and Bill purchased. She worked at Klines; Welsh Furniture, where she sold furniture and worked as an Interior Decorator, visiting customers' homes and advising them on decorating their homes; she helped open Mr. Stewart's ‘Bath Shop' in Market Square; and ran McCann's Jewelry's ‘little' store next to the Rialto for eleven years. She worked well into her 70's and had amazing energy. Lorene was an artist. As a young woman, she was always drawing. She drew women's faces and dresses on quilt squares, embroidering them all. These were made into a quilt that is cherished by the family. Using her artistic abilities, her home was beautiful and she was always dressed beautifully. In the 60's she learned the art of china painting. The collection of cups, saucers and plates is a family treasure. She took up oil painting in her 60s, painting landscapes and all who see them are amazed. She was a beautiful woman, even at 95. Lorene is survived by daughters Carolyn Hicks of Casper and Luana (Lani) Tangeman and husband, Dennis of Laramie, WY & Lahore, Pakistan; four grandsons: Kent Chambers and wife, Barbara, of Lowell, AR; Jeff Chambers and wife, Barbara Jean, of Bakersfield, CA; Jason Tangeman and wife, Laura, of Laramie, WY; and Colin Tangeman of Houston, TX. She had seven great-grandchildren Amy Chambers Staten and husband Ken of Bentonville, AR, Tony Chambers of Lowell, AR, Angela Chambers Schroetlin and husband, Chad, of York, NE, Tiffany Chambers of Lowell, AR and Alyssa Chambers of Bakersfield, CA; two-great grandsons Jordan and David Tangeman of Laramie, WY, and two great-great grandchildren, Christopher and Lexie Staten of Bentonville, AR She belonged to the 1st Baptist Church, and was a life member of Shrine Tamah Temple, Daughters of the Nile, Casper Zilah Club, and Egyptians, where one year she was Queen. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, stepfather, husband, and step-son Van Hicks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shepherd of the Hills Nursing Home, 45 Magnolia, Casper, WY 82604 or Shrine Patients Travel Fund, %Bill Sullivan, P.O. Box 2222, Casper, WY 82602.

Visitation

Friday, December 10, 2010 12:00pm - 8:00pm