Funeral services for Mr. Theodore Jones of Montezuma, Georgia will be held on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Magnolia Baptist Church with Rev. Hosie Waters officiating. Burial will follow at the New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Theodore Jones was born February 25, 1951 in Chicago Illinois to the late Mr. Robert Jones and Ms. Hilda Flamon Cooks. His early years were spent in Chicago. While still in grade school, he moved to Montezuma, Georgia and was reared by his grandmother, Mrs. Maggie McKenzie. He attended the public schools of Macon County. At an early age he joined the band of believers and became a member of Magnolia Baptist Church. Theodore was united in holy matrimony to Edith Howard in 1969. This union was blessed with one child. Mr. Jones worked as a brick mason for many years. On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 the Lord called him from labor to reward.
His memories are cherished by his mother, Hilda Cooks of Chicago, Illinois; two sons: Edward Howard (Donna) of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Anchonsey Montel Miller, Sr. (Teresa) of Unadilla, Georgia; thirteen grandchildren: Deondra, Taneshia, Ryshanna, Shamiyah, Xavier, De’Onna, Quintara, Erika, Jelicia, Anchonsey Jr., Tajarvious, Shamaria, and Squari; two great grandchildren: Samaria and Hayden; siblings: Charlene Rogers (Gary), Brenda Johnson, Ernestine Jones, and Thomas Cooks (Angela) all of Chicago, Illinois; special aunts: Annie Neal Collier and Cora Shelley; special uncle, Otis Evans (Willie Ruth); special cousins: Louise Jones and Barbara McKellar; special friend, Gerald Burnam; caregiver, Shonda Mathis; a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.