Obituaries

Mrs. Jones was born in Langley Park, County Durham, England, and drove trucks and ambulances at the Yorkshire air field for the Royal Air Force during World War II. She married an American soldier and moved to Lancaster, Pa., then Marquette, Mich. They settled in the Washington area in 1960, and lived for 43 years in Upper Marlboro.

She began working for Bechtel in 1978, when the company was a contractor building Metro's subway system. In addition to working as a secretary, she was a dispatcher in the field material testing lab when the subway was being built.

In 1987, her job was transferred to Metro, where she worked until retiring in 1991.

After retiring, she painted, made pottery and traveled across the United States and around the world. She also took classes at Prince George's Community College.

She was a member of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Upper Marlboro.

Her husband of 34 years, Melvin Jones, died in 1978.

Survivors include three children, David Jones of Severna Park, Deborah Jones Crawford of Alexandria and Jere Jones of Dunkirk; a sister; three brothers; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Gino R. TeriRestaurant General Manager

Gino R. Teri, 82, who was the general manager for several Washington area restaurants, died Oct. 17 at the Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville, where he had lived for four years. He had pneumonia after suffering a stroke.

Mr. Teri was born in Washington and was a graduate of the old Western High School. He served as a Navy radioman aboard the USS Appalachian in World War II.