Mrs. Elecia Diane Jones-Reeves

JONES-REEVES, Mrs. Elecia Diane - Age 55, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller Jr, officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Burton, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Tuesday. Mrs. Jones-Reeves will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Monday. Mrs. Elecia Diane Jones was born April 13, 1961 in Gadsden, Alabama, the daughter of Beverly Jean Parker Brown and Elijah Houston. She moved to Flint, Michigan with her family and graduated from Flint Northern High School, “Class of 1980”. She was employed by Vlassic Pickle Packaging Company and later returned to Gadsden, AL to work with her sister, operating a Health Care Facility. Diane accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church of Gadsden, AL. She also attended St. John Missionary Baptist Church while in Flint. Diane enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, shopping, playing Bingo and cooking. Her specialty was southern dishes, Liver and Onions, Smothered Rabbit and Sweet Potatoes. Ms. Elecia Diane Jones leaves to cherish sweet memories: daughter, Shantia Jones; 3 grandchildren, Shampagine Jones, Jahmir and Jouzlynn Outlaw; 4 brothers, Llewellyn “Wayne” Jones, Edmund Jones, all of Flint, Fredrick Brown and Ricardo Jones; 3 sisters, Lana Denise Brown, Ethel Davisson and Doniece Hoytte, all of Gadsden, AL; a host of nieces including special niece, Larashia McCombs; a host of nephews, cousins and friends including special friends, caregiver, Peanglia Dixon, Laurie Blake, Germaine Murry, Sabrina Buckley and Faye Carr. Ms. Jones was preceded in death by her parents, Beverly Jean Parker Brown and Elijah Houston; sister, Nancy Turner; nephew, Mr. Nicholas Roberts; step-father, Mr. Cleveland Jones; and brother-in-law, Mr. Earl Turner. The family would like to express special thanks to all of her family and friends, her sister, Lana and brother, Ricardo Jones who gave her continuous loving care, Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller Jr. and the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church family, Gadsden Regional Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center, Gadsden, AL.

Mrs. Elecia Diane Jones-Reeves

April 13, 1961 - April 3, 2017