Margaret M. Jones, age 100, of Frankford, DE passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 surrounded by her family.

She was born on November 19, 1922 to the late Clarence Timmons and Anna J. (West) Timmons in Dagsboro, DE. She was born and raised on Kildee Point in Piney Neck, Dagsboro.

"Peggy" graduated from John M. Clayton High School in 1940 and graduated nursing school in 1944. She then married William T. Doukas and moved to Baltimore.

She became a registered nurse and had an extensive 70-year career. Peggy worked for years at Johns Hopkins University and was the charge nurse of the Halsted Unit there. She moved back to Delaware after her husband wanted to return to the country.

Peggy opened the doors of Tidal Health Hospital in 1951 but felt her calling was geriatrics. William passed in 1971 and years later she married William Jones of Bridgeville, DE.

She became the charge nurse for the Methodist Manor House and the Harrison House. When William was diagnosed with Alzheimer's they moved to Millsboro and she was the industrial nurse for Delmarva Power.

After the death of William, she went back to college and earned her certification in psychological counseling at Delaware Technical & Community College in Georgetown. She worked at geriatric home care and retired at 91, but she continued her counseling until her death.

She was an active member of The Father's House Church in Frankford. Peggy adored her family and friends and lived by the saying, "Treat other how you want to be treated."

Along with her first husband and parents, she is also preceded in death by her second husband, William C. Jones and nine siblings. She is survived by her three children, Theodore Doukas (Debbie) of Quinby, VA, Michael Doukas (Lisa) of Quinby, VA and Jayne Wiley (Fred) of Frankford, DE, nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023 at the Frankford Chapel of Melson Funeral Services where friends and family may gather at 10 a.m. Internment will follow at Millsboro Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made in Margaret's name to the American Cancer Society by visiting, www.cancer.org.