WASHINGTON — Alma E. Jones, 95, died Sept. 3, 2015, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. She was born Oct. 22, 1919, in Washington, to Earl and Anna Fisher Grinnell. Alma grew up in Washington and graduated from Washington High School. She later attended business school in Portland.

She traveled with her husband on many trips to New Hampshire when he worked as a trucker and logger. She worked for GTE Sylvania in Waldoboro for more than 25 years as a quality control inspector. She was very active in the Farra-Ross VFW Auxiliary in Washington and the Soule Shuman VFW Auxiliary in Waldoboro. She served as the state president for the VFW and traveled all over the United States representing the state of Maine. She was a member of the "Gold Circle" of Ladies Auxiliary. She ran a food bank out of her home for 10 years.

She volunteered for many years helping anyone she could that needed assistance. She volunteered at the VA Hospital in Togus, and the Maine Veterans Home where she volunteered more than 9,000 hours of her time. She was a recipient of the Jefferson Award for Volunteerism and the first recipient of the Spirit of America Award for her volunteer efforts.

She was a member of the Gibbs Library, the Grange and Washington Historical Society. She served the town of Washington as its treasurer. She was honored to be the grand marshall of the Washington Town Parade.

She was predeceased by her parents; her sisters, Myrtle Kirkpatrick and her husband, Sid, Barbara Johnson and her husband, Walter Johnson, and Esther Dumont and her husband, Raymond; her brother, Jim Grinnell; her nephew, Paul Dumont; and by a sister-in-law, Lorraine Grinnell.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Boynton of Washington; her son, George Jones and his wife, Norene, of Thomaston; her brothers, Gordon Grinnell and his wife, Jeanette, of Washington and Don Grinnell of Washington; her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Grinnell of Washington; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A graveside service to celebrate Alma's life will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Levensaler Cemetery on Route 126 in  Washington, with the Rev. Tim Lewis officiating. A reception will follow at the Soule-Shuman V.F.W. in Waldoboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Alma's memory made to made to a charity of your choice.

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Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 949 Main Street in Waldoboro.