Mary Jones

Mary Alice Jones, 82, passed away at her home, surrounded by family, on May 18, 2017, in Memphis. She was the mother of Joyce Thomas (Michael) of Union City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Harvest COGIC, located at 3509 Boxdale St. in Memphis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of services.
She was born Jan. 28, 1935, to the late Eld. Edward and Missy Emma Mitchell. She was a member of Greater Harvest COGIC and played piano at Mount Olive COGIC in her early years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Marilyn Gentry; two brothers, Mack C. Mitchell and Edward Mitchell Jr.; and her sister, Betty Mitchell.
She is also survived by her other children, A.J. Jones Jr. (Peggy), Carolyn Jones Child, Dewayne Mitchell (Larisa), Ken Oisha Jones, Janet Jones and Nikecia Jones, all of Memphis, Michael Jones (Christy) of Las Vegas, Glenn Jones of Hawaii and Wendell Jones (Conso) of Spain and Santa Clarita, Calif.
She also leaves 41 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Jessie Miles of Michigan; her uncle, Jerry Miles of California; two sisters-in-law, Murllene Mitchell of Pensacola, Fla., and Murlee Banks of Memphis; a host of friends at Greater Bethel COGIC; pastor, Richard Johnson; five godchildren; a special son and daughter, J.T. and Tamra Harper; Michael and Barbara Cartwright, who took her fishing; and her Jones fishing team, A.J., Anson, Michael, Glenn and Wendell.
Published 5.26.17