Bonnie DeHart Jones
November 26, 1906 ~ October 27, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Bonnie DeHart Jones, 95, of Asheville, died Sunday, October
27, 2002 at Mountain Area Hospice
Solace Center.
A native of Macon County she was the daughter of the late Vance C. and Laura Ramsey DeHart. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Hubert Clarence Jones, a daughter Ruth
Jones Merrill, five sisters and one
brother. Bonnie and her sister,
Maebaryl Bateman of Topton died
within one hour of each other.
Mrs. Jones was a graduate of the Sylva Collegiate Institute and
was a member of Oakley Baptist
Church and the Golden Circle Sunday
School Class. She was employed by
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in
Winston-Salem and at Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries.
She was a loving mother and grandmother and spent most of
her life dedicated to her family and friends.
Surviving are five children, Jeannette Thomas and her husband
Quinton, Mack Jones and his wife
Shirley, and Helen Rice, all of
Asheville, Donald Jones and his wife Gladys of Linville and Jimmy Jones and his wife Janet of Concord;
thirteen grandchildren, fifteen
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Grady Conner and Maude Stockton of Fletcher.
A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday at Oakley
Baptist Church with the Revs. Jay
Jones and Tom Pierce officiating.
Burial will follow at Woodlawn
Cemetery. Grandsons will be
pallbearers.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and at other times will be at the home of Jeannette Thomas, 16 Pine Spring Drive.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers you would do a loving
act for someone else or make
donations to Mountain Area Hospice
Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to Oakley
Baptist Church, 70 Fairview Avenue,
Asheville, NC 28803.
Dear Family,
I just learned of your Mother’s death when I checked the internet. I know you will miss her. I have fond memories of coming to visit your family on Sunday afternoons with Daddy and Mother. I remember these visits meant much to my Mother because she also grew up in Macon County and remembered your Mother from those times. God bless you in your loss. Love, Roberta
I was truly blessed to have Ma-maw as a grandmother. My memories of growing up as one of a gang of cousins who were all loved and nurtured are invaluable. Our many games of Rock School on the steps or Park and Shop around the kitchen table, the long low steps down to the garages, the Easter Egg hunts and Christmas parties, the jars of orange slice candy, and the wonderful dinners are all treasures to me.
Ma-maw and Pa-paw’s love and committment to each other were an example to us as they celebrated their 50th anniversary the same weekend in 1977 that Lewis and I were married.
I will miss Ma-maw but will always treasure the memories I have of times with her and our family.
Sorry to hear about Mrs. Jones death.Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love Dot and Speck.
Thinking of you Jo & Dave
OUR SYMPATHY and prayers are with you all during this time of sorrow.
your Mother was always an inspiration to me and and I treasure
the memories of her. She was such an example of a Christian wife and mother, that it was a joy just to spend a few minutes with her.
You Dad was Don’s supervisor for several years at Sayles and most of you remember we lived very near each other for many years. we can console ourselves with the thought
that one day we will all meet again in that wondrful place where we will never say good-by to our loved ones and all will be joy for eternity. May God keep and comfort each of you
Your mother was a special person to everyone she knew. She was special to me. I treasure the times I stayed in her home. I used to visit Helen for a week every summer when we were growing up. I will always cherish those times. Aunt Bonnie always had a way of making everyone welcome in her home. I know you will miss her. We all will miss her but she had a long and wonderful life and raised wonderful children.