In Memory of Helen M. Jones  

Helen M. Jones of Mount Holly Springs, PA died March 31st, 2004 in Kinkora Pythian Home, Duncannon at the age of 87. Helen was born on September 1, 1916, the seventh child of Jose and Walter McClenahen of Middleburg, PA.

   She managed her husband’s, Richard J. Jones, theaters when he left to fight in World War II and became one of the country’s first licensed female projectionists. When her husband Richard returned from the war, they both planned and built a new form of entertainment, The Silver Springs Drive-In theater in Mechanicsburg. After Silver Springs Drive-In was finished being built in 1949, it was only the second of its kind in the United States.

   Creative, unconventional and dynamic, Helen lived a full and productive life. She traveled all over the world and enjoyed living many years in Mexico.
She will be sadly missed by her two children, Dan Jones of Mechanicsburg and Penny Souza of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with her two children, she also has six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

The family has decided not to have public services. Condolences and celebrated memories of her life may be sent to hmj@PAnetwork.com  Instead of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Helen to Unicef or the World Wildlife Federation.

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