Helen Ruth Jones

Helen was born to Carl and Lavelle Orms on July 21, 1934 in Yantis, Texas.

She moved to Fort Worth in 1951 where she met and married the one and only love of her life, Robert Jones. Together, they had three children: Bobby, Linda and Tommy.

Helen enrolled in Texas Wesleyan in 1959. In only two years, she graduated with her bachelors degree. She began teaching in 1961 in the Hurst – Euless – Bedford School District.

She continued her education and earned her masters degree. She retired after 30 years. During this time, she started a catering business, specializing in wedding, retirements, and birthdays. She returned to the classroom after 10 years of retirement to substitute teach.

She was a longtime member of first Baptist Church of Hurst.

She is survived by her three children: Bobby and his fiancé Patricia Anderson, Linda and her husband Larry Hines, Tommy and his wife, Vicki. She is also survived by her seven grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.