Patricia B. Jones

Patricia B. Jones passed away peacefully on June 21, 2023 in the Christiana Hospital Hospice with her husband Tom by her side.

Pat was born in New Brighton, PA to Doris V. Brower and Fred I. Brower.  She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas N. Jones III, her son Thomas N. Jones IV and her brother John C. Brower.

She lived in State College, Pa. and graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1971, then worked as a secretary in the Dept. of Mining at Penn State.  She met Tom at Penn State and married him in the Eisenhower Chapel there in 1973.   They moved to Richmond, VA in 1974 when Tom joined DuPont.  They next moved to Rochester, NY for 20 years, then to Newark, DE in 1995 while Tom worked as a chemist for various business units.  While in Rochester, Pat volunteered at the Susan B. Anthony House for several years until her son was born.

In 2001, at Pat’s urging (“If you say you want to do it, get up off your butt and do it!”) Tom became a volunteer at Tri-State Bird Rescue. Shortly afterward Pat became involved with Tri-State’s Yard Sale which was held each year in the fall.  Though she never handled a bird, she spent countless hours in the summer over the next two decades (!) with Ellie and others in the Yard Sale Trailer receiving, pricing and packing items for the sale.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations be made in Pat’s name to Tri-State Bird Rescue, 170 Possum Hollow Road, Newark, DE 19711 or on-line at TRISTATEBIRD.ORG.