Roger Brittingham, Activity Director at Elmcroft of Southern Pines shared the following information about Roselyn with us!
Roselyn Jones was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey on July 30th 1918. Roselyn has always been a high achiever, you can sense that now in everything she says and participates in. Roselyn graduated from the Elementary and High Schools of that community and then matriculated at the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Paterson. After graduation, she served at Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, as assistant nurse in the obstetrical department.
In 1955, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University. During her twenty year tenure at Paterson General, Mrs. Jones served as a general duty nurse, head floor nurse, instructor in nursing arts in the hospital school of nursing. It took her marriage in 1961 to pull her away from an outstanding career in nursing.
Roselyn married Robert Jones, not to be mistaken with the golfer. The two of them migrated to New Port Richey, Florida, for many years of happiness. She has no children. She has a niece that visits and is like a daughter.
Currently Roselyn enjoys such things as reading, scrabble, exercise, bingo and of course watching news programming on CNN. Rick Sanchez is her favorite host and she watches his program everyday that it is available. Roselyn reads at least two books per week, her favorites are those written by Lillian Jackson Braun, Mary Higgins Clark, James Patterson, and Nicholas Sparks.
Roselyn believes that being a Leo has made her a leader and seasoned in fierce competition. Roselyn enjoys the atmosphere and people's friendliness most , here at Elmcroft of Southern Pines, NC.
