Gloria Faye Jones, 77 of Crab Orchard, went to be with our father, Bruce Everette Jones, in heaven Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at a local hospital. Born February 5, 1932 in Powellton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Alderman and Thelma (Tiny) Hudnal Alderman. Our mother was a homemaker whose life consisted of her kids and grandkids and her favorite flower were roses.
Besides her parents and our father, she was preceded in death by her brothers Lindy, Charles, James (J.W.), Isaac (Newkie) Alderman and Johnny (Tippy) Alderman and wife Suku.
Survivors include three sons, Harlen R. Jones and his wife Joyce of Millville, NJ, James P. Jones and his wife Luise of Port St. Lucie, FL, and Donald W. Jones and his wife Sherrie of Denver, NC, two daughters Rose M. Harris and her husband Dana of Charlotte, NC, and Drema F. Brown and her husband Noel Jr. of Crab Orchard, WV, twelve grandchildren Linda and Bill Edminister, Harlen and Melanie Jones Jr., James Jones II, Pricilla Jones, Tiffany Harris, Dana Harris Jr., Crystal and Carl Chittum, Jacob Jones, Misty and Chuckie Hall, Cassandra Kiblinger and special friend Kenny Grimsley, Chelsea Kiblingler and special friend Cory Cox, and Ariel Jones, seventeen great grandchildren Cody and Katie Edminister, Ava Adkins, and Destiny, Jena, Angel, Jasmin, Kaylee, Alissa, Brittany and Skylar Jones, Harley Rayne, Landon Hall, Rikki Sky Kiblinger and Hagen Harvey and Draiden Cox, three sisters Emma Jean Newton, Shirley Accord, and Carolyn Miller, and four brothers Toddy, Teddy, Jerry and Lloyd Alderman, as well as many special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2009, in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jason Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.