Shirley Ann (Gettelfinger) Jones

Shirley Ann (Gettelfinger) Jones, 89, of Palmyra, Indiana passed away on October 3, 2024. She

was born in Bradford, Indiana on July 5, 1935, the daughter of Felix and Viola (Bir) Gettelfinger. 

She was the co-owner and bookkeeper for the family dairy farm.  She was a former 4-H club

Leader. active member of Harrison County Farm Bureau, Inc. where she served as County

Women’s Leader for nine years; she held various offices in the St. Anne’s Altar Society and

attended the Senior Citizen Group at St. Michael Catholic Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Lee Jones; son, Roy Jones, infant grandson,

Lee Jones; brother, Melvin Gettelfinger, and infant sister, Mary Elizabeth.  She is survived by

four sons, Robert (Shirley), Keith (Christine), Mark (Melissa) all of Palmyra, IN; Kevin (Jolinda) of

Corydon, IN; three daughters, Ruth (Thomas) Hackman of Vallonia, IN; Anita (Dean) Stumler of

Fredericksburg, IN; and Linda (Andrew) Abner of Palmyra, IN; brothers Robert (JoAnn)

Gettelfinger of Jeffersonville, IN; Ernest (Diane) Gettelfinger of Lexington, KY; and Glenn (Jane)

Gettelfinger of Madison, IN; sister-in-law Kaye Gettelfinger of New Albany, IN; and brother-in-

law Curtis (Bill) Utz of New Albany, IN.  She is survived by 30 grandchildren and 47 great-

grandchildren with three on the way. 

Visitation will be held at Love Funeral Home, Palmyra, IN on Friday, October 11, 4 pm to 8 pm.

Additional visitation will be held at St. Michael Church, Bradford, IN on Saturday, October 12, 9

a.m. to 10:15 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial commencing at 10:30 a.m. Burial will

be in the church cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial gifts be made to St. Michael Church or the

donor’s choice.

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