Bellenfant/Jones Ancestry

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2. Ivie Edward Bellenfant aka Edward, or Eddie Bellenfant, son of Granville L. Bellenfant and Annie Mae Cole was born on 24 Aug 1933. He joined the Navy and was stationed at Long Beach, California. He was a veteran of the Korean War.

Eddy and Kevin Eddy at Home

Ivie met Viginia Rae Lindsay, (the daughter of James Willard Lindsay and Virginia McLemore), in 1953 in Long Beach, California, while he was in the Navy. They had one child together, David Madsen.

He then met Joanne Louise Andrews Jones, (daughter of Valier Jones and Maxine Andrews), at a USO dance in Long Beach, California. They were born on the same day of the same year. They married in 1954 and had four children together: Kevin Edward Bellenfant, Eric Allen Bellenfant, Darla Joanne Bellenfant, and Steven Valier Bellenfant. Ivie Edward Bellenfant and Joanne Louise Andrews Jones divorced in 1960.

Ivie then married Sherley Mae Fleck (daughter of James Bank Fleck of Scotland, and Ada Leona Knepper), on July 20, 1963 in Nevada, and there were two children by that marriage: Marsha Allyn Bellenfant, and Jennifer Lynn Bellenfant. Sherley passed away in 1977 at 49 years of age.

Ivie next married Phyllis Jean Palmer on October 3, 1984 in Clark County, Nevada.

Ivie Edward Bellenfant died December 10, 2015, in Vancouver, Washington at 82 years of age, and his ashes are interred at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

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3. Joanne Louise Andrews Jones, daughter of Valier Jones and Maxine Andrews, was born on 24 Aug 1933 in Glendale, California, United States. She married Ivie Edward Bellenfant and had four children. She later married Jaime Gonzalez and had a son, Alan Anthony Gonzalez. Joanne was the oldest of four children and helped to care for her siblings. She was a valued employee at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach. She worked her way up through management and was often recognized for her contributions to the company. She retired from Douglas/Boeing in 1996, with over 35 years of service. Joanne was a prolific reader throughout her life and became an avid bingo player in her retirement. Joanne Louise Andrews Jones died on February 23, 2007 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California at 73 years of age.

   

Joanne married Ivie Edward Bellenfant.

Children from this marriage were:

1. Kevin Edward Bellenfant attended Palos Verdes High School, the University of California at Irvine and Western State School of Law. He practised law in Southern California for 35 years before retiring to Springville, Utah. He married Christine Alice Holzinger, (daughter of Thomas Holzinger and Oive Maxine Lenhart), and they had one child, Jessica Joanne Bellenfant. Kevin then married Carla Jean Garcia, and then next married Maria "Estela" Limas, (daughter of Aurora Limas). Estela was a widow at the time of their marriage and Kevin adopted her young daughter, Rosalinda Bellenfant (Rumpsa). Kevin and Estela had one child together, Trevor Kevin Bellenfant.

2. Eric Allen Bellenfant  attended Palos Verdes High School and San Jose State University. He attended San Jose State on a Water Polo scholarship. He went into the retail management of big box retail stores and was a store manager for Payless Drug Stores and Staples Office Supply Stores. Eric married Juliana Andrachak, (daughter of Michael Andrachak and Margaret "Peggy" Mulkin), and they had two children: Tyler Michael Bellenfant, and Erica Alana Bellenfant. Eric is retired and lives in Yuba City, California.

3.Darla Joanne Bellenfant attended Palos Verdes High School and San Jose State University. She became a Registered Nurse and worked for over 25 years as a delivery room nurse and in hospital management in Visalia, California. She married her high school sweetheart, Guy H. Kirk, and they had three children: Clay Jerome Kirk, Dane William Kirk, and Lancelot Gabriel Kirk. Darla is semi-retired and divides her time between Visalia and the Kirk's retirement property on a river in Southern Oregon.

4.Steven Valier Bellenfant  attended Palos Verdes High School and San Jose State University. He became a Longshoreman in San Pedro, California and worked as a Casual Dispatcher before becoming a Dock Boss. He married Kathleen Griffin, (daughter of William and Maureen Griffith), and they had three children: Frank Valier Bellenfant, Colleen Devereaux Bellenfant, and Russell Valier Bellenfant.

Joanne married Jaime Gonzalez on May 11, 1968. He was born on April 8, 1935, the son of Jesus and Eleanora Gonzalez. He had eleven brothers and sisters. He graduated from Redondo Union High School and served in the U.S. Army. Jaime was a stone mason and a well known sculptor in the Palos Verdes area. A humble man, Jaime was an honest, simple, and direct person. He was known for his strong work ethic and devotion to his family. Joanne and Jaime had one child together, Alan Anthony Gonzalez, and they raised their family in the Portuguese Bend area of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Alan Anthony Gonzalez  attended Palos Verdes High School and Harbor Community College. He became a Longshoreman in San Pedro, California. He married Kristin Selby and they had one child, Jaxon Gonzalez.

       

Joanne and Jaime had one child together, Alan Anthony Gonzalez, and they raised their family in the Portuguese Bend area of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Joanne Louise Andrews Jones, died February 23, 2007, in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Jaime Gonzalez died December 6, 2012, in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

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