Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lenora Jones

July 6, 1933 - March 29, 2002

South Bend Tribune 4/1/2002

Mrs. Lenora Jones, 68, of West Washington Street, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 29, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. in her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 6, 1933 in West Helena, Arkansas to Steven Henry and Florene Kelley who both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Perkins, and a brother, Steve Henry.

On September 20, 1974 in Arkansas, she married Charlie Jones. They relocated to South Bend, Indiana in 1987. On August 9, 1987 she united with the New Testament Missionary Baptist Church where she served faithfully on the Usher Board. She was employed with Hansel Neighborhood Center until her illness. She leaves to cherish fond memories a loving and devoted husband, Charlie C. Jones 2 step-daughters, Shirley (Paul) Strickland of West Helena, Arkansas, and Barbara (Paul) Washington of Clarksville, Tennessee, 3 stepsons, Charlie (Angenette) Jones of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Jessie (Sandra) Jones of Aurora, Colorado and James (Margaret) Jones of Orlando, Florida, 3 sisters, Wilma (Herman) Fennell of Kansas City, Kansas, Clarice Hunter and Flora (Robert) Gist, both of Brooklyn, New York, 3 brothers, Theautry Perkins of Chicago, Illinois, Arthur Lee (Wilhelmina) Kelley of Hampton, Virginia, and Cleveland Hunter of Brooklyn, New York, 19 grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

Services for Mrs. Lenora Jones will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2002 in the New Testament M.B. Church, 1502 W. Washington St., South Bend, IN, Pastor Allen Gary will officiate funeral services. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. The Clark-O'Neal Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral services.