Ethel Jones passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Age 84 years. Ethel was born April 27, 1927 in Panola, Alabama to Reverend John C. and Grover Woods Lyons.
Ethel married MT Jones on October 30, 1943. She was a faithful member of Greater Philadelphia Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Nefonzie Pierson where she served on the Mother Board.
She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Mildred Marlow, Dallas L. Jones I, Brenda Shaffer, Waynes Shaffer, Elijah (Sandra) Jones, Loueva Hernandez, Japthea (Gregory) Akins all of Saginaw, Michigan, Joe (Carleetha) Jones, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Patricia Tarpley, Deborah (James) Sutton, Barbara Hawkins, Mary (Charles) Helton, Archie Evans, Priscilla (Larry) Owens, Bruce Bailey, Lorraine (Herbert) Brown all of Saginaw, Michigan, Renee (Anthony) Henderson, Indianapolis, Indiana, Robin Hernandez, Lansing, Michigan; fifty-five grandchildren, including a granddaughter she raised ,Cynthia Jones; her adopted granddaughter, Rachel Hall; seventy-eight great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends including special cousins, Reverend Oliver (Laura) Quarles, special friends Sidney (Vashti) Diggs, Lillie Harris, Emma McFadden, Homer (Monica) Jones and Blondie Prescott.
The family would like to express a very special thank you to Dr. Dante Loo, the nurses at Covenant-Harrison 2main, the nursing staff of Hospice, the Visiting Nurses Association for their compasssion and care, a special niece Sarah Lyons-Taylor, Pastor and Mrs. Rodrick A. Smith and the members of Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years MT Jones, her parents Reverend John C. and Grover Woods Lyons, brothers William (Flossie), John Robert, John Dallas Lyons, brother-in-law Lee Jones, sister-in-law Julie (Woodrow) Baker, grandsons Eddie J. Marlow Jr. and SPC Bobby Meija II, a daughter Ernestine Hawkins, two sons-in-law Eddie J. Marlow Sr., Sterling E. Hawkins I.
Dates
Sunrise: April 27, 1927
Sunset: January 22, 2012
Visitation: Date/Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 9:00am
Service Plans: Date/Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 11:00am
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