Mary Evelyn JONES

Mary
1932 - 2013
Carthel
1930 - 2007

Obituary
arkansasonline.com

Mary Evelyn Jones, 81, of Searcy died Monday, July 15, 2013. She was born April 28, 1932 in Rose Bud. The daughter of Baptist minister, R.E. Sr. and his wife Cordie Pruitt, she grew up picking cotton and honing her legendary skills in Southern cooking alongside her now deceased brother, (Junior) and sister, (Lettie Hopper). After marrying her late husband, Carthel on January 4, 1950, the couple settled in Searcy and started a family, including two surviving daughters, Debbie Higgs (Hubert) and Pam Carpenter (Doug); three grandsons, Jeremy Eskridge, Heath Carpenter (Hannah), and Harrison Carpenter (Megan); and seven great-grandchildren, all to whom she was affectionately known as Granny.

A charter member of Westside Church of Christ and a member of the College Church for the last 20 plus years, Mary was a life-long Christian. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend and a true Southern gem: gracious, devoted, and full of kindness. She was one-of-a-kind and will be greatly missed, but her family now rejoices in her reward: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Powell Funeral Home. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with interment at White County Memorial Gardens. www.powellfuneralhome.net.

Published July 17, 2013

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Carthel C. Jones, 76, of Searcy, passed from this life at his home on Sunday, June 3, 2007, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born August 25, 1930, in Floyd, Ark.
He was a member of the College Church of Christ and a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was employed by the International Shoe Company for 26 years and by Safeway Stores for 12 years. He was a life-long resident of White County.
An avid Razorback fan, he had season tickets in the south end zone of Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Among his favorite pieces of music was the Razorback Fight Song.
He also loved the music of the church and faithfully occupied his pew as the church gathered to worship and praise God.
Jones is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Mary E. Jones, of the home; two daughters - Debbie Higgs and her husband, Hubert, and Pam Carpenter and her husband, Doug, all of Searcy; one sister - Geneva Harmon and her husband, Jerry, of Searcy; three grandsons - Jeremy Eskridge and Heath and Harrison Carpenter; four great-grandchildren - Blake, Jarrod and Jay Landen Eskridge, and Tristin Carpenter; three nephews and one niece. He was the oldest of three children of the late Eddie and Mae Jones of Searcy. He was preceded in death by one brother, Carrol H. Jones, also of Searcy.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Powell Funeral Home. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Searcy.
The family expresses their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Thomas Sneed and the staff of Arkansas Oncology Association, and to Barbara Cascio and Baptist Health Hospice.
Memorials may be sent to Searcy CARTI, 205 Rodgers Drive, or Baptist Health Hospice, 11900 Colonel Glenn Road, Ste. 2000, Little Rock, AR 72210.
Arrangements entrusted to Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. www.powellfuneralhome.net

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