Official Obituary of
Marie Jones
December 22, 1932 ~ September 5, 2018 (age 85) 85 Years Old
Marie Jones Obituary
Marie (Big Mama) Jones, 85, of Mexia, passed away on September 5, 2018 at the Skilled Care of Mexia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:00a.m. at Jones Funeral Services Chapel with Chaplain Jon Honea and Reverend Darryl Hatley, officiating. Internment will follow at Pt. Enterprise Cemetery. Family visitation will be Friday evening from 5:30-7:00p.m. at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers are her grandsons & grandsons-in-law, Michael David Lamb, Ben Jones, Michael Jones, Chris Jones, Kip Stuver and Nathan Edwards. Honorary pallbearers are her great-grandsons, Blake Martinez, Ryan Martinez, John Clayton Stuver and Mason Edwards.
Marie was born on December 22, 1932 in Wortham, Texas to Willie Alvis & Ida Lee Rowell Fore. She was retired from the Mexia State School, where she was the Supervisor of Dietary Services. She was a Christian woman, who loved her family and worked very hard from a young age to support them.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben Jones; son, Larry Paul Jones; great-grandson, Benjamin Ray "Trip" Jones III and her brother, Windell Fore. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Patterson; sons, Ray Jones & wife, Connie and Doug Jones & wife, Lori; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great granddaughters; 8 nieces and 2 nephews and her sister, Nelda Allen.
The family would like to thank those at Virginia's Hospice, Judy Angel, Laurie Lane, Ashely McDaniel and Pam McCann; as well as her caretakers, Shirley Clay & Claudia Smith, for taking such good care of her the last several weeks.
Marie was born on December 22, 1932 in Wortham, Texas to Willie Alvis & Ida Lee Rowell Fore. She was retired from the Mexia State School, where she was the Supervisor of Dietary Services. She was a Christian woman, who loved her family and worked very hard from a young age to support them.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben Jones; son, Larry Paul Jones; great-grandson, Benjamin Ray "Trip" Jones III and her brother, Windell Fore. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Patterson; sons, Ray Jones & wife, Connie and Doug Jones & wife, Lori; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great granddaughters; 8 nieces and 2 nephews and her sister, Nelda Allen.
The family would like to thank those at Virginia's Hospice, Judy Angel, Laurie Lane, Ashely McDaniel and Pam McCann; as well as her caretakers, Shirley Clay & Claudia Smith, for taking such good care of her the last several weeks.
Visitation Details
Friday, September 7, 2018 5:30pm - 7:00pm, Jones Funeral Services
Service Information
Saturday, September 8, 2018 11:00am, Jones Funeral Services
Interment Details
Pt. Enterprise Cemetery
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