Pearl Jones, born in 1918, grew up in the BigHorn
Mountains of Wyoming. She started teaching in a two
room, rural, Wyoming school when she was seventeen years old.
She taught school in Wyoming for ten years.
Pearl came to Malad, Idaho with her husband Oren, and three
year old daughter Judy, in December 1945. They lived on
Oren's Grandfather's farm, which his Grandfather had
homesteaded in 1864. There they raised cattle, sheep, horses,
alfalfa, grains and four daughters: Judy, Jill, Julie and
Jody.
Pearl retired from teaching to raise their daughters, then had
a private kindergarten and pre-school in Malad City, for 25
years. She was a teacher's aide in the Malad Elementary until
she was eighty years old. She still volunteers weekly to
help second graders in reading.
Pearl has served her church, the Library Board, 4-H Mentoring,
Farm Bureau, Belletrist Club and many others in the
community. 4-H mentoring included: art, rocks, knitting,
insects, cooking, room improvement, sewing, forestry and many
others.
Pearl Jones was recently honored for over 40 years of devotion
to education as the third grade students sang, "Read me a
memory" during the spring Program. Helen Ward said
"the highlight of the program, of course, was when
we honored Mrs. Pearl Jones. She has had such a positive
influence on so many people in our community. We wanted
her to know how much we sincerely love and appreciate her for
her years of outstanding teaching and service"
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