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Bitty Knowles Jones, age 95 of Monticello, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020, at Belle View Nursing & Rehab in Monticello. She was born November 3, 1924, in the Possum Valley community in Drew County to the late Albert Knowles and Servilla Harrison Knowles.
She was the widow of Willis Jones, school teacher, bookkeeper for Jones Logging, homemaker and was a member of Lacey United Methodist Church. Mrs. Bitty loved cooking, fishing and traveling but her greatest passion was spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She also served on the Monticello Library Board for many years. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Ann Findley and Jewel Bohannan; and daughter-in-law, Estrallyn Jones.
Survivors include her son, Sampy Jones and wife Shirley of Lacey; two grandchildren, David Jones and wife Windy of Hamburg and Turah Rush and husband Reagan of Lacey; five great grandchildren, Colby White (CJ), Emily Berryman (Zach), Brandon Jones (Stephanie), Ashton Jones and Kamryn Jones; six great-great grandchildren, Madison Jones, Emerson Jones, Easton Jones, Hudson Jones, Rhett Berryman and Cash White; and one special brother-in-law, Mickey Findley of Monticello.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 at Stephenson-Dearman Chapel with burial to follow in Lacey Cemetery. Visitation 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to: Lacey United Methodist Church or Lacey Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.
She was the widow of Willis Jones, school teacher, bookkeeper for Jones Logging, homemaker and was a member of Lacey United Methodist Church. Mrs. Bitty loved cooking, fishing and traveling but her greatest passion was spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She also served on the Monticello Library Board for many years. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Ann Findley and Jewel Bohannan; and daughter-in-law, Estrallyn Jones.
Survivors include her son, Sampy Jones and wife Shirley of Lacey; two grandchildren, David Jones and wife Windy of Hamburg and Turah Rush and husband Reagan of Lacey; five great grandchildren, Colby White (CJ), Emily Berryman (Zach), Brandon Jones (Stephanie), Ashton Jones and Kamryn Jones; six great-great grandchildren, Madison Jones, Emerson Jones, Easton Jones, Hudson Jones, Rhett Berryman and Cash White; and one special brother-in-law, Mickey Findley of Monticello.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 at Stephenson-Dearman Chapel with burial to follow in Lacey Cemetery. Visitation 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to: Lacey United Methodist Church or Lacey Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.