Frances ‘Corky’ Jones

Frances “Corky” Schneider Jones, 89, of Blytheville, Ark., formerly of Union City, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Gosnell Therapy Living in Blytheville.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Dr. Doug Meister, senior minister of Jeffersontown Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., officiating. Burial will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Schneider, Michael Sch-neider, Steven Schneider, Ryan Martin, Hayden Jones, Ben Jones and George Schneider III.
Honorary pallbearers will be elders of First Christian Church in Union City.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She was born May 3, 1929, in Middlesboro, Ky., to the late George W. and Agnes (Herd) Schneider.
She graduated from Middlesboro High School and attended Western Ken-tucky University where she met her future husband, Dr. Laurence W. Jones. They married on Aug. 30, 1952.
She worked as a registered lab technician at the old Baptist Hospital in Louisville, before she and Dr. Jones moved to Union City in 1958.
She was active in First Christian Church in Union City for many years, having served as an elder and board vice chairperson. Upon her death, she held her church membership at First Christian Church in Blytheville.
The family requests memorials be sent to: First Christian Church, 603 South Second St., Union City, TN 38261; First Christian Church, 600 West Main St., Blytheville, AR, 72315; or Bethany Hills Camp and Conference Center, Christian Church (DOC) in Tennessee, 4006 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN 37218.
She is survived by her children, Kathy Williams (Mike) of Blytheville, the Rev. Linda J. Jones of Louisville, Laura Beth Jones of Bowling Green, Ky., and Larry Jones of Dyersburg.
She also is survived by seven grandchildren, Adria Martin (Ryan) of Austin, Ark., Audra Williams of North Little Rock, Ark., Amelia Williams of North Little Rock, Alicia Williams of Blytheville, Hayden Jones and Ben Jones, both of Knoxville, and Hannah Jones of Dyersburg; and four great-granddaughters, Alonna and Zoey Dunkin and Kinley and Kenzie Martin.
She leaves behind 12 nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and great-nephews. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Ann Schneider of Middlesboro, Ky.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her spouse of 39 years, Dr. Laurence Jones; her brothers, George Schneider and Freddie Schneider; and a sister, Kathryn Schneider.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com

Published 7.31.18