Lona Grace Jones

Franklin, NC - Lona Grace Jones, age 93, of Ned Hill Road, Franklin, NC, went to be with her Lord,Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in a local nursing home. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Will and Maggie Shepherd Gibson. She was married to the late Arthur Jones, who passed away March 14, 1988. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and loved her Church very much. Lona loved gardening, cooking and taking care of her family.

She is survived by four daughters, Evelyn Hardy and her husband Don, Louise Womack and the late Jack Womack, Frances Tallent and her husband Boyd, and Ernestine Shuler and her husband Paul all of Franklin, NC; one son, Roy E. Jones and his wife Wanda of Franklin, NC; eleven grandchildren seventeen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Leon Jones; one sister, and two brothers.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 6th at 2:00pm at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Stephens Rev. Wesley Hooper , Rev. Andy Cloer, Rev. Alton Dendy, Rev. Ricky Potts and Rev Darryl Womack officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Jones, Darren Womack, Darryl Womack, Gary Shuler, Mark Shuler and Derrick Jones.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00pm, Friday evening at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 16-A Brozzini Court, Greenville, SC 29615 or to The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Retreat, 125 Hyatt Road, Franklin, NC 28734.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences are available by visiting www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com or by email.