9 Dec 1970, Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Madison County, Illinois
Jones
Miss Nellie Jones, the first president of the Alton Chapter, Business and Professional Women’s Club, died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home at 706 Royal St., Alton. She was 86 years of age.
She accepted a position as stenographer with Sparks Milling Co. in 1901, and retired on June 9, 1945, after 45 years with the company.
Born in Alton, Feb. 14, 1884, and resided in St. Louis over a period of years and attended schools in St. Louis.
She was a member of the Metropolitan United Church of Christ, the White Cross Auxiliary, and a charter member of the Travel Club.
At one time, she served as chairman of the Student Nurse Committee of Alton Memorial Hospital, where she had also served on the board of directors.
