Sister Mary Jones served MMMs all over the world
THE death has taken place of Sister Mary Jones of the Medical Missionaries of Mary.
Born in Galway in 1929, she grew up in Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. She joined the MMM in 1948.
After profession, she went to the USA and completed training as a nurse in Boston. She returned to Ireland and worked in the IMTH as a theatre and OPD nurse for seven years.
After completing midwifery training, Sister Mary was assigned to Nigeria and served for four years in Anua. In 1968 she was appointed novice mistress in Winchester, MA, USA.
She was assigned to Tanzania in 1972 and worked for three years in nursing and pharmacy duties.
In 1978 Sister Mary was assigned to Kenya, where she spent the next 20 years in a number of missions in the Turkana Desert.
In 1998 she returned to Ireland and was assigned to Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny where she did pastoral care for the elderly for eight years.
In 2006 she moved to the Motherhouse and helped with general duties. Her health deteriorated in recent months and she was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on 10 September. She died there peacefully on September 16.