Mother (Stitt) Jones

JONES, Mother Leecie (Stitt) - Age 94, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2011 at Foss Avenue Baptist Church, 1159 E. Foss Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Dr. Reginald Flynn, D.MIN., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Friday. Mother Jones will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8 p.m. Thursday. Mother Leecie (Stitt) Jones was born October 5, 1917 in Okolona, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert and Lucinda (Johnson) Stitt. Leecie was a resident of Flint and a member of Foss Avenue Baptist Church for over 50 years, where she was a member of the Mother’s Board and sang in the Senior Choir. She was educated in Okolona Public School District and had a Ph.D. in Life of Wisdom and Knowledge. She was employed with the Beecher School District, as a Supervisor and Cafeteria Cook retiring in 1985. Leecie’s hobbies were reading, gardening and helping others. She was a “No Nonsense Woman” who was able to pass on wisdom and encouragement to others. Her favorite scriptures were 121st division of Psalms. Mother Leecie (Stitt) Jones leaves to cherish her memory: 2 daughters, Dorothy Jones-Harris and Clementine Jones-Davis; raised as her own daughter, Deborah (Jimmie) Watson; 9 other daughters; 4 other sons; 11 grandchildren, Joseph Blevens, Cynthia (Terry) Carter, Anthony (Catherine) Blevens, Andrea (Herbert) Moore, Deborah Davis, Darryl Davis, Deirdre Green, Derrick (Sherry) Davis, Phyllis Jones, Lori Jones and Anthony Jones; 24 great-grandchildren; 16 great great-grandchildren; special sister-in-law, Mrs. Irma Beavers of Gary, IN; brother-in-law, Sam Jones, Jr. of Reno, NV; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends including special friends, Nannie Wardell, Bernice Williams and Carrie White. Mother Jones was preceded in death by her daughter, Valarie Jones; son, George D. Jones; parents, Robert and Lucinda Stitt; 5 sisters; and 3 brothers. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Reginald G. Flynn and Foss Avenue Baptist Church Family, the staff of Hurley Medical Center, 4th Floor Nurses and Dr. Peddyreddi.

Mother (Stitt) Jones

October 5, 1917 - December 7, 2011