Esther Jones

Mrs. Esther Lee Edwards Jones, 72, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Columbia. Born October 20, 1943, in Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Joseph S. Edwards and Eddie Lee Rhodes Edwards. She attended Glynn County Public Schools and graduated from Risley High School in 1961 and became a Certified Nurse's Aide. She married Ernest Jones, Jr., her high school sweetheart, January 1, 1961, in Brunswick. To this union were born three sons and two daughters. Mrs. Jones loved the Lord and was faithful in fellowships. She was the Church mother of Good News Family Worship Center. She was a regular volunteer at Country Wood Nursing Home and at Veterans Hospital of Columbia SC. As an Army spouse, Mrs. Jones traveled, worked, and cared for her family while in Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, and South Carolina. At her various locations, she gained several "adopted" sons and daughters. She opened her home to many people who needed nurturing and spiritual guidance. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Ernest, two daughters, Ernestine (Irvin) Archer of Ludowici, GA and Patricia (Pernell) Smith of Glennville, GA; two sons, Ernest L. of Columbia and Emmanuel (Velencia) of Hopkins; three sisters, Josephine (James) Berry of Brunswick, GA, Sadie (James) Powell of Savannah, GA, and Patricia (Larry) Rogers of Brunswick, GA; one brother, Joseph (Karen) Edwards of Brunswick; sister-in-law Vanessa Edwards of Brunswick, GA; sister-in-law Densie (General) Morgan of Clarksville, TN; a special (family) friend Deborah Pernell-Edwards; 15 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and friends. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by a son, Virgil Jones and a brother, Samuel Edwards.