Wilma Jane Jones

Wilma Jane Phipps Jones passed away on June 26, 2023, in Southern Pines, NC at the age of 90. She was born on June 1, 1933 in Hartford, KY. Wilma spent most of her adult life in Evansville, IN raising three children, taking care of her husband and working at Bernardin Bottle Company, Shelf Stable Foods and eventually retiring at Crescent Plastics at the age of 62. She was a dedicated member of the Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church for many years where she served on the Mother's board and was a member of the Circle of Faith. She later moved with her daughter to Mississippi, Texas and North Carolina before being called to glory.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, Oliver and Parilee Phipps; her siblings, Lorean Phipps Jones, Mayme D Phipps Carson, Leslie Phipps, George W Phipps, Eula Phipps Wilson, Eugene Phipps, and Edward P Marrow Phipps; her husband Ovell Jones; two sons Jeffery Jones and Kenneth Jones; Step-son Ovell Jones Jr. and a grandson Jordan Jones.

Wilma leaves to cherish her memory; her devoted daughter and son-in-law, Janet Suggs (Sean) of Pinehurst NC; step-daughter Antoinette Lorick (Jeff) of St. Louis, MO; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and of course her Nazarene church family.
Services will be held at Nazarene M.B. Church on Saturday, July 1, 2023 @ 11:00am. Visitation will be 10 to 11:00am.
Service will be live streamed at mynazmbc.org.