Passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska. Lavina was born Tuesday, January 20, 1931 in Logan, Iowa.
Lavina is preceded in death by her parents Prosper and Margaret Smith; brother Lyle (Nadine) Smith; sister Donna (Robert +) Stolz; husband Edwin Jones; daughter Laura Jones; son David Jones; and triplet great-grandsons Dexter, Miles, and Cooper Jones.
She is survived by her son Richard (Nancy) Jones; grandchildren Jason (Heather) Jones, Christopher (Amanda) Jones, Andrew (Olivia) Jones, and Amanda Jones (Dylan Reidler); and great-grandchildren Alexandra Stich, Andrew Stich, Phoenix Stich, Blake Jones, Mason Jones, Maximus Jones, Kayla Jones, Leonidas Jones, Thomas Jones, Arya Jones, and Daisy Jones.