Donna passed away on 27th November 2023
Donna Colleen (Jones) Flood
Donna Colleen (Jones) Flood, 86, beloved mother, grandmother, and
greatgrandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on November
27, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She entered this world on May 31, 1937 in
Pawnee, Oklahoma born to Lee Otis and Velma (Pensoneau) Jones.
Donna was a published author and had three books published and was in
the process of having her fourth book published at the time of her
passing. Her first passion and devotion was for her family. She was a
homemaker all her life while caring for her quadriplegic daughter of the
home for 64 years. When Rhonda was born, they told her to
institutionalize her and forget her and she refused. Her husband, Rodney
Lee Flood stood by her faithfully until his Alzheimer’s took him 8 years
ago. He was cared for in the home lovingly by Donna, her daughter Kay,
and granddaughter Elizebeth for all but three weeks of his life.
Donna was an accomplished artist with thousands of pieces of work
displayed all over the nation. She also created one of the murals that
is displayed at the Federal Post Office in Ponca City. Donna planned and
held many art exhibits shown around the country and taught art for many
years. She loved creating many works of art including painting, sewing,
canning, and gardening. Her property is listed on the National Registry
as a bird and butterfly sanctuary because of the many variations of
fruit trees, flowers, and herbs. She was an herbalist and didn’t believe
in traditional western medicine. She had a passion for sewing and made
many quilts and blankets for many families and her children and
grand-babies, as well as traditional Ponca Indian Tribal regalia. Donna
had a love for people and would help anyone she could, even if they were
a stranger to her. She was an elder member of the Ponca Tribe,
descendent of Elizabeth Littlecook Pensoneau Hernandez and also a
descendant of the Shawnee Tribe of Narcisis Pensoneau.
Donna was pivotal in many areas including reform for handicap accessible
buildings, helping to build and participate in the Chilocco Indian
School Alumni, as a historian for the preservation of the Chilocco
Indian School where she attended school from 10th-12th grade where she
made many lifelong friends that she cherished. She also worked very hard
at building her and Rodney’s family trees through countless hours of
research before the World Wide Web was a thing.
With as busy as she was, Donna’s favorite and most cherished moments
were spending time with her family who she loved deeply. She was an
excellent caretaker for her children and had a love for them that would
surpass most. Donna was also a devout and very faithful Jehovah’s
Witness, I’m sure you got a letter (snicker).
Those left behind to cherish Donna’s memory are her daughters: Kay
Bojorquez and Rhonda Flood; son, Mark Joseph Flood and Christi
Stephenson; brother, Daniel Clark Jones; sister, Esther Inez Jones
Epperson; grandchildren: Elizabeth Lee Anne Bojorquez, Bryce Donovan
Bojorquez, John Ross Flood and fiancé Paige Lauren McHenry, Anna Marie
Flood, Magen Marie Besen, and Alisha Alvey Flood Ward; great-grandchild,
Beckham Lee Michael Bojorquez Turgeau, Maia Raye McHenry, Kambri Parker,
Marcelle Taylor, Cainaan Taylor, Clayton Delano, and Levi Ward. She also
leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, sisters, and brothers through
the Ponca Tribe.
She was preceded in death by her husband Rodney Flood; parents, Lee and
Velma Jones; brothers: Dennis Michael Jones, Alvin Lee Jones, Arnold
Jones, Paul Jones, and Anthony Jones Rodriguez.
Traditional Noon feast will be held at the Carolynn Renfro center
Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 1:30 - 4:30 pm.
Taken from The Ponca City News
See also a Tribute to Donna here
Painting reflects vibrant Osage County ranch life
Book Cover,
"How To Keep Up With The Joneses" December 1, 2004
Click here to Purchase your copy!
Donna's second book now available at
Word-Power UK
Kriso
Bookweb
Tesco
Tribal-Unity.com
Donna's Main Sections
Visit Donna`s Forum in the Electric Scotland Community
- Nancy
Bellzona's Picture Book
The genealogy book of the
family with loads of pictures and stories to enjoy (some 280 pages).
- Donna's
Doorways
Donna's web site where she also talks about her restoration project.
- The Floods
Donna traces her family heritage on the Flood side of the family.
-
Finding Heart
Donna's picture genealogy archive.
- Donna's Poems
A collection of Donna's
poems.
- Donna's Art
& Paintings
Examples of Donna's paintings some of which are available for sale.
- Wenona
Flood's Recipes
Donna's Mother-in-Laws collection of recipes.
- Art
Lessons
Donna's Art lessons for the children and the young at heart.
- Frugal
Living
Donna's new book on Frugal Living.
- Some Kids I
Have Known
Some great stories of things that have happened to Kids.
- Native
Indian Lore
These recordings of Lore are of the
Ponca tribe, as to my clan.
- Donna's Links
A collection of interesting links to other web sites.
- American Indian Jokes
A collection of Native American Indian Jokes
- Brothers Five
A collection of stories about my brothers
- Bella Vista
Lyrics and other poems
By Henry Coffin Fellow
- Jones Place on
the Osage Highlands
Learn about the "Jones Place".
- Sleep Well Dr.
Bob
Short story on the death of a much loved physician in our town.
- Tracing
your Indian roots
Some guidance for the genealogist.
- Beauty of
the Old Masters
Poetry about the art work of the old masters.
- Paddle Your
Own Canoe
While great men are building skyscrapers, searching for new worlds in
space, and even diving deep into the dark shadows of the sea, we here on
our little space go about common place lives. Yet, there will be
something special too about us, like the ant of the scriptures, "who go
out, and come back in." Go to the ant, it is advised. In this way, maybe
like our ancestor you too can Paddle Your Own Canoe.
-
Restoration Project - Old Jones Place
This will be an ongoing account of the
restoration of the Old Jones Place.
- Crafts
A collection of articles on Crafts.
- Lizzie
This is the story of Meka-Thee-Ing-Gay, Little Bright Moon, Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Little Cook
- Donna's
Journal
- Chilocco -
Today and Yesterday
Pictures and Stories of Chilocco.
- Writing
Group
A collection of stories with no particular topic
- Pets
A collection of stories about pets
-
Donna's Newest Recipes
Donna's own recipes she's created
- My Dad
Stories about my father
- Velma's
Work
Featuring the work of Velma
- Stories
and Poems for Children
- Bible
Readings
- Days of
Happy Talk
Some Happy Stories
- Upon Their
Hands They Will Carry you
Biography
- Poetry
Collection of 2006/07
- Sweeter Than
Elderberry Wine
Based on a manuscript of the family
- Poems of
my cousin, Ura May
- Poems for
Velma
- Drawing
for Kids
Have some fun showing Kids how to draw.
-
Where are Chilocco Students Now?
Some individual stories about the Students.
- H-Factor
Recipes
Great recipes for Diabetics
-
Donna`s
Articles
On the Electric Scotland Article Service
- Chief
The history of my cousin, Warren Curtis Jones.
-
Ponca Tribe of
Oklahoma
-
Omaha Ponca
dictionary
- Donna's 2020
Journal
Donna's Stories
Once There Was a
Princess
Youth and passion prevailed. A lonely girl, Favia, found a mate from the
ranks of the pagans and then her marriage was like a balancing act on a
see-saw. The heaviest one was closest to the middle and the lighter out a
distance away from the center. Her ideals of ancient ways had to be
wrapped around her like gold leaf, carefully. Songs of the pagans who knew
her husband poked fun at her. Melodies of her own kind were made with
distrust because she wasn’t true to her own. And yet, there was this
princess from among her people, who only looked on with a smile, neither
in judgement nor criticism. The girl relaxed and felt strengthened because
of the regal insight of this woman who had aristocratic refinement and
exerted no forcefulness or pressure.
Favia became a woman with
all the battles there as things do go for her gender. Once she watched,
while her family was threatened to be taken away because of an early
threat from disease and death. There was no one who had a shoulder for her
tears but the one who had been a princess was now a queen and the tender
greetings still reached out and blessed the young Favia with the strength
of her mellow wisdom. Others often had a looking down their nose attitude.
The queen said nothing, other than to greet her with love and warmth while
calling her name. The smile of royalty spreads warmth to those who are
cursed with weights upon their life. How little effort was expended, yet
how healing the show of approval. It seemed to Favia only the queen knew
about the characteristic of dedication.
As the queen aged and was
at a place of physical weakness never once did she waver or fail to lose
this sense of duty for her people, those who were around her. The aging
woman’s steps were halting and slow and she found it necessary to hold to
something to keep her balance. More than ever there was a glow of a smile
to light her face when Favia respectfully stepped up to her.
“Favia!” She would exclaim
with an honestly joyful expression on her face, “How ARE you?” And that
was all. No worries about anyone, anything or whatever else. Nothing of a
holier than thou attitude for criticism ever crossed her countenance. Left
only was the look of pure pleasure in the elder woman’s eyes to simply
greet and rejoice in a small happy moment. These are the ties to hold.
This alone must remain a mental picture of encouragement in Favia’s mind
for all time. Frail and fragile, the aged woman rested in her private
living quarters after she had held court that one last time and ever so
lightly from her hand slipped the glass of milk she held. The regal lady
quietly and softly as a lover’s whisper, fell asleep in death. Easily,
this gentle person, in a true queenly manner, faced her last enemy with
that same strength she had while living. |