1939
Shirley
2011
Shirley Anne Jones
December 1, 1939 — September 18, 2011
Shirley Anne Jones beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, died at home Sunday, September 18, 2011 with her family by her side. Shirley was born on December 1, 1939. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years LC Jones, in February 2009.
Shirley believed that whatever one attempted in life deserved the very best effort. She enjoyed reading, gardening, cooking, sewing, and being with her family. Shirley was an accomplished artist and her paintings grace the walls of family and friends.
In addition to being a loving wife and a nurturing mother, Shirley enjoyed serving her community and church in many ways. In the past she has been a Girl Scout Leader, worked with Air Force wives at bases where LC was assigned during his career, and she was a Red Cross volunteer at hospitals along the way. Above all she loved her church and was grateful to be able to teach Sunday School at Good Hope for many years.
She attended Valdosta State University in 1983, earning her B.S., Masters, and Education Specialist degrees and teaching in Lanier until her retirement in 2002.
Survivors are daughters, Rhonda and husband Robert Carroll Metts, Deborah Anne Clark, Linda Jones, and son Michael and wife Cindy. Grandchildren, Christi Register and husband Greg, Kelly Voss and husband Johnathon, Keri Anne Clark, and Daniel Royce and Ethan Bradley Jones. Great granddaughters, Meghan and Hannah Register. Sisters, Wylodean Ward of Orlando, Fla., and Martha Emfinger of Montgomery, Ala.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Good Hope Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Flowers accepted or donations can be made to the Gideon Bibles for active duty military member at Gideons International, P.O. Box 4131, Valdosta, GA 31604-4131 or Good Hope Cemetery Fund c/o Patricia Roberts, 6758 Good Hope Circle, Naylor, GA 31641.
Music Funeral Services of Lakeland is serving the Jones family.
Shirley believed that whatever one attempted in life deserved the very best effort. She enjoyed reading, gardening, cooking, sewing, and being with her family. Shirley was an accomplished artist and her paintings grace the walls of family and friends.
In addition to being a loving wife and a nurturing mother, Shirley enjoyed serving her community and church in many ways. In the past she has been a Girl Scout Leader, worked with Air Force wives at bases where LC was assigned during his career, and she was a Red Cross volunteer at hospitals along the way. Above all she loved her church and was grateful to be able to teach Sunday School at Good Hope for many years.
She attended Valdosta State University in 1983, earning her B.S., Masters, and Education Specialist degrees and teaching in Lanier until her retirement in 2002.
Survivors are daughters, Rhonda and husband Robert Carroll Metts, Deborah Anne Clark, Linda Jones, and son Michael and wife Cindy. Grandchildren, Christi Register and husband Greg, Kelly Voss and husband Johnathon, Keri Anne Clark, and Daniel Royce and Ethan Bradley Jones. Great granddaughters, Meghan and Hannah Register. Sisters, Wylodean Ward of Orlando, Fla., and Martha Emfinger of Montgomery, Ala.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Good Hope Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Flowers accepted or donations can be made to the Gideon Bibles for active duty military member at Gideons International, P.O. Box 4131, Valdosta, GA 31604-4131 or Good Hope Cemetery Fund c/o Patricia Roberts, 6758 Good Hope Circle, Naylor, GA 31641.
Music Funeral Services of Lakeland is serving the Jones family.
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