A private family service was held for Charree Sweeten, age 73, of Milford, on Monday, December 21, 2020. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Abben Care Center.
Charree Sweeten was born November 13, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Darrel and Cleone (Christofferson) Jones. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School through the eighth grade and graduated from Milford High School. She attended one year of college at N.W. Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri.
In 1968, Charree moved to Hawaii and lived there for two years. While residing there she applied with Trans World Airlines and was ultimately hired as a flight attendant and flew for twenty-three years. She lived in Chicago, Huntington Beach, Anaheim and Applegate, California during her career and moved home to Milford in 1992. She continued to work in the food and beverage industry until 2019.
On May 19, 1977, Charree was married to Ron Sweeten in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Charree died December 17, 2020, at the age of seventy-three. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron Sweeten; parents, Darrel and Cleone Jones; brother, Steve Jones; and nephew, Ian Mohr.
She is survived by her brothers and sisters: Darolyn Packebush (Dick); Tim Jones (Kymm); Steve’s special friend, Vickie Hanson; Alex Jones (Deb); Jeff Jones (Donna); Chris Jones (Connie); Sheila Liewer (Joe); stepson, Robert Todd Petty (Shannon); numerous nieces and nephews, and many more relatives and friends.
Turner Jenness Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.