Jeaneta Jones

JEANETA JEANNE (HARPER) JONES passed away April 1, 2011, at her home in Manassas Park, Virginia. She was born on August 9, 1926, in Greencastle, Indiana. She was the daughter of Charles Ray Harper and Mary Eulalia Hutcheson of Greencastle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond C. Jones, to whom she was married 49 years, and lived near Putnamville, Indiana. Her brother, Thomas A. Harper, passed away in 1956, a resident of Bowling Green, Ohio. Jeanne graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1944 and was married that same year to Raymond. They have a son, Steven, who is a retired Air Force officer, and now teaches in Manassas, Virginia. A daughter, Lynda Kaye, died at birth. Jeanne and Raymond farmed their land and raised livestock south of Putnamville for more than 40 years. She loved to garden and raise flowers. She was a member of the Busy Bee Club, and was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle, Indiana. In 2008 she moved to Manassas, Virginia, to be closer to her son and his wife, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a resident of Park Place Senior Apartments in Manassas Park. Jeanne was a loving and caring daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her son Steven, and her grandson and his wife, Jeffrey and Colleen Jones of Clifton, Virginia. She is also survived by her three granddaughters and their husbands: Lauren and Dan Zedek of Chapel Hill, NC; Melanie and Joe Gregory of Manassas, VA; and Elena and Andrew Cooper of Nokesville, VA. Jeanne also had eight great-grandchildren: Caroline Marie Zedek, Madelyn Rose (Maddie) Jones, John Patrick (Jack) Gregory, Connor Francis Jones, Caleb Henry Zedek, Grace Carol Gregory, Callahan Ray Cooper and Lila Clare Jones, and two great-granddaughters due this summer. The family will host a visitation at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA, 20110 on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the Cloverdale Cemetery in Cloverdale, Indiana, where interment will follow. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Seton School Chapel Fund, 9314 Maple Ave., Manassas, Virginia 20110.

Jeaneta Jones

August 9, 1926 - April 1, 2011