Marion (and Warwick) were delightful, warm, friendly and welcoming, and always smiling when I met them at St Philip’s church. I had the privilege of spending the best part of 5.5 years as Associate Minister there. And our interactions were always a joy. When I came to leave at the end of 2016 I was overwhelmed by Marion’s gift to me. A beautiful quilted cross that now has pride of place in my hall at home in England. The work she put into it! We both cried. Such skill, such kindness. I was back in New Zealand earlier this year and met up with Marion and Warwick at Glen Innes church where I learned that Marion was sick. We hugged and cried. Their love for each other was palpable. I’m so thankful I was able to see Marion again. Rest in peace, lovely lady 🙏💖xx

Good friends are hard to find, in a lifetime you only get a few. These special friends bring out your inner strengths, uplift your soul and make you feel blessed to have had them in your life. Marion was in my life for over 60 years but will now remain in my memories forever. It was a pleasure to be her bridesmaid 50 years ago and regard her as a pseudo sister. I´ll miss her presence and beautiful smile at our "3 sister lunches" with Jocelyn. Rest In Peace my dear friend. X Lynnette McLean (Rean)

Marion was a person to be admired, cherished, loved and forever remembered. She entered our life when her daughter was a foreign exchange student in high school and we were her American parents for several months. That was almost 30 years ago and our friendship grew from there. Lee and I visited Auckland for Natalie’s wedding ;and Marion and Natalie visited Arizona for our youngest son’s wedding in Sedona, Arizona. Many more visits ensued and have made an everlasting impact on our entire family. Marion and Warwick were wonderful hosts and toured their wonderful country with us. I admire Marion for her many craft talents, her cheerful attitude, her dedication to family and her amazing ability to travel the world with one small suitcase. How did she do that?? You were a light in our life and an inspiration for living it to the fullest. Rest in peace our dear friend. You will be remembered by our entire family. Lee and Susie, Brad and Jenny. Ann and Willy, Grant and Sarah, Marti and all 14 grandchildren.

We are so blessed to have known Marion and all "our NZ Jones family." Natalie was sister Sue's high school exchange student some 30 years ago and when it came time to marry, she invited Sue and Lee to the wedding -- to our great delight we went along and it counts as the greatest trip of our lifetime, thanks to M&W. Rolling along in a Juicy Van we were treated to the best tour of NZ that anyone could have -- and the laughs, oh the laughs and what memories we made. We also spent time with Marion, Warrick, and others in the family in Scottsdale, Sedona, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee USA and would have been again in NZ were it not for COVID -- we so yearned to be back with them in that magical place but are grateful for and will cherish every moment we spent with Marion and "our NZ family,"