Mary Elizabeth Jones

Mary Elizabeth Jones was born to the union of Louis T. Jones and Deseree Turk Jones on January 22 1947 in Dubberly Louisiana. She was the second child born to this union. Mary accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Mount Nero Baptist Church in Dubberly Louisiana. In 1953, the family relocated to San Antonio, Texas and united with New Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mary attended school in the San Antonio Independent School District, she attended Booker T. Washington Elementary, Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School and graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School. She was a member of the Pep Squad and loved her Phillis Wheatley Lions. In 1987, Mary moved to California and met some of her relatives who had moved there earlier. She returned to San Antonio in 2004 to help take care of her ailing mother. Mary had her own health problems as she had been living with a very rare disease called, Wagners Granulomatosis. She fought this disease for years, it finally took its toll and on the 5th of December 2021 at 1:30 am she crossed over. Preceding her in death were her parents; Deseree Jones and Louis T. Jones, Sr.; sisters, Annie Lee Fitzpatrick and Ethel Mae Jones. Mary leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Tonya Latrice Jones, Converse Texas; grandson, DeShaun Edward Jones a student (track star) Baylor University Waco, Texas; brother, Louis T. “Baldy” Jones, Jr. and his wife Jacquelyn Jones of Pflugerville Texas; nephews, Darren Jones of Austin, Texas, Gregory Walker of San Francisco, California; niece LaKeesha Walker of Pflugerville, Texas; aunts, Jewleyn Turk (92 years young) of Minden Louisiana and Eura Darrett (90 years young) of Houston, Texas and a host of cousins, friends, and class mates.