Caroline Jones

Caroline Jones, 78, of Rochester, died on July 31 in her home.

Caroline Edna Fultz was born Feb. 16, 1946 to Roy and Stella Von (Bailey) Fultz in Rochester, joining her older sister Harriet.

Their home was the small farm located just south of 18th Street between Old U.S. 31 and State Route 25, now a commercial area.

She married Allen Stephen and had two children, Sally Anne and Rachel Lynn. They later divorced.

She worked in the family business, later becoming a realtor/broker, and certified appraiser. She moved to Indianapolis in the late 1980s, where she met and married Steven L. Jones. They enjoyed four years together before he died of leukemia in 2002.

Following a longtime family tradition in Fulton County Democratic politics, she filed for a seat on the Rochester City Council at age 29, and after winning, served three terms on the council and two terms as president of the council and on the board of works.

She initiated the annual IOOF cemetery tours for the Fulton County Historical Society.

She served the Fulton County Community Foundation as a board member for 12 years, creating the Fultz Family Fund with the Foundation in honor of her parents and to be of assistance to local worthy causes.

She loved being in nature, painting out of doors, growing flowers, genealogy, travel, music and most of all spending time with friends and family, especially Sally and Rachel, the great joys of her life.

Caroline was preceded by her parents, sister Harriet Jameson, nephew Charles 'Skip' Jameson, and her husband Steve Jones.

Caroline is survived by her daughters Sally Stephen, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rachel Stephen, Rochester; niece Mary Jameson in Pennsylvania; great-niece Chelsea Jameson; and great-nephew Trent Jameson.

Following cremation, Caroline will join husband Steve in the mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Local arrangements are by Darrin Beeker, Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund or the Fultz Family Fund of the Fulton County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 807, 227 E. Ninth St., Rochester, IN 46975.

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