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==Political activities==

==Political activities==

Formerly a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Jones joined the GOP in 1970 and was affiliated with the Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women, and the National Federation of Republican Women. During her term as president of the LFRW from 1991 to 1933, she worked to establish the Republican Magnolia Club, the [[Marion Kurfiss|Marion Gore Kurfiss]] Award, named for a GOP pioneer in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], who died on the day of the first inauguration of Democratic [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]], and the [[Virginia Martinez|Virginia Morse "Ginny" Martinez Scholarship]], named for the Louisiana Republican national committeewoman from 1977 until her death in 1992. While Jones was the LFRW president, twenty-eight Republican women were elected to public office. She was the founding director of "Gal's Golf Classic," a women's tournament supporting Easter Seals. She was a delegate to the 1976 and the 1980 [[Republican National Convention]]s in  [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], and [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Governor Treen named her to the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission; Jindal appointed her to the Louisiana Board of Parole. She was also the secretary of the Ouachita Expressway Authority. She conducted numerous Republican leadership, polling, and campaign schools.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=greta-rosalind-jones-waller&pid=188779394|title=Greta Jones Obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 18, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

Formerly a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Jones joined the GOP in 1970 and was affiliated with the Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women, and the National Federation of Republican Women. During her term as president of the LFRW from 1991 to 1933, she worked to establish the Republican Magnolia Club, the [[Marion Kurfiss|Marion Gore Kurfiss]] Award, named for a GOP pioneer in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], who died on the day of the first inauguration of Democratic [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]], and the [[Virginia Martinez|Virginia Morse "Ginny" Martinez Scholarship]], named for the Louisiana Republican national committeewoman from 1977 until her death in 1992. While Jones was the LFRW president, twenty-eight Republican women were elected to public office. She was the founding director of "Gal's Golf Classic," a women's tournament supporting Easter Seals. She was a delegate to the 1976 and the 1980 [[Republican National Convention]]s in  [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], and [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Governor Treen named her to the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission; Jindal appointed her to the Louisiana Board of Parole. She was also the secretary of the Ouachita Expressway Authority. She conducted numerous Republican leadership seminars, polling, and campaign schools.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=greta-rosalind-jones-waller&pid=188779394|title=Greta Jones Obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 18, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

Jones died of [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-nine and donated her body to medical science. A memorial service was held on April 28, 2018, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Her honorary pallbearers included a "Who's Who" of local Republican figures: the 5th congressional district nominee in 1976, businessman [[Frank Spooner]]; former District Attorney and State Senator Robert William "Bob" Kostelka; current state Senator Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth, former [[U.S. Representative]] John Charles Cooksey, and incoming U.S. Representative [[Luke Letlow]], the [[chief of staff]] to outgoing U.S. Representative [[Ralph Abraham]].<ref name=obit/>

Jones died of [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-nine and donated her body to medical science. A memorial service was held on April 28, 2018, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Her honorary pallbearers included a "Who's Who" of local Republican figures: the 5th congressional district nominee in 1976, businessman [[Frank Spooner]]; former District Attorney and State Senator Robert William "Bob" Kostelka; current state Senator Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth, former [[U.S. Representative]] John Charles Cooksey, and incoming U.S. Representative [[Luke Letlow]], the [[chief of staff]] to outgoing U.S. Representative [[Ralph Abraham]].<ref name=obit/>

Letlow recalled in 2003 his taking Jindal to meet with Jones, who told the candidate that she did not think he could win that year in the race against the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]] but that Jindal could become a strong contender in subsequent elections. She was right in that prediction. Letlow called Jones "tough as nails."<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/04/03/gop-stalwart-greta-jones-dies/483857002/|title=GOP stalwart Greta Jones dies|publisher=''Monroe News Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

Letlow recalled in 2003 his taking Jindal to meet with Jones, who told the candidate that she did not think he could win that year in the race against the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]] but that Jindal could become a strong contender in subsequent elections. She was right in that prediction. Letlow called Jones "tough as nails."<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/04/03/gop-stalwart-greta-jones-dies/483857002/|title=GOP stalwart Greta Jones dies|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

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