Mary Elizabeth Jones

February 27, 1948 - May 26, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Jones, age 73, of Statesville passed away May 26, 2021 at Davis Regional Medical Center. She was born February 27, 1948 in Gaffney, South Carolina the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee Hambright and Lois Lorene Pennington Hambright. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jackie Ray Jones; son, Tommy Jones; six brothers and two sisters. Mary enjoyed watching her soaps and never missed an episode of Days of our Lives, liked to relax with a word search or paint by number. She loved her family and spending time with them and adored her grandchildren. She was a great cook and made the best homemade vegetable soup. Left to cherish he memory are her children, Dale Jones and wife Lynn, Jody Jones and wife Lisa, Tammy Church and husband Bradley, and Brian Jones; grandchildren, Jeff Jones, Mandy Drum (Keelin), Luke Tyler Jones, Adriana Gaspar, Brittany Aguilar, David Timm, Wesley Timm, Kaleb Hupp, Tommy Jones Jr., Mason Reynolds, Kaylea Jones, and Brian Jones Jr.; great grandchildren, Ethan Roldan, Steven Aguilar, Nicholas Aguilar, and Monse Aguilar; sisters, Imogene Marrow (Paul), Brenda Gaddy ( Dan) and Gloria Aldridge; and numerous other loving family and friends. A funeral service will be held 1 PM, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Nicholson Funeral Home in Statesville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville, NC. The family would like to thank Dr. Joshi and his staff for their compassionate care of Mary during her illness. Nicholson Funeral Home is assisting the family.