Dolly Mae Cockrell Jones died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at University Medical Center in Jackson. She was 87 years old. Born in Vicksburg on March 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Mary Cockrell. She was a member of Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and lifetime resident of Vicksburg — except for moving to Newport, Ark., with her husband and son in 1968. After 14 years in Arkansas, her husband retired and the family returned to their home in Vicksburg in 1982.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Lee Jones Jr.; a son, Bobby Lee Jones; a sister, Camille Martin; and two brothers, George Cockrell and Louis Cockrell.

Survivors include her son, William “Bill” Jones and his wife, Anna, a daughter, Cheryl Blakeley and her husband, Terry, and a daughter-in-law, Gwen Jones Edris, and her husband, Earl, all of Vicksburg; seven grandchildren, Jeff Jones (Liz) of Charlotte, N.C., Jason Jones (Eleanor) of Brandon, Cindy Lee of Dothan, Ala., Kim Garcia (Mike) of Dothan, Karie Lynch (Wayne) of Vicksburg, Dustin Lee Jones (Shelley) of Columbus, S.C., and Corey Jones of Vicksburg; eight great-grandchildren, Jessica and Brandon Lee Jones of Charlotte, Garrison and Mackenzie Lee and Landrie Garcia of Dothan, Preston and Maddox Lynch of Vicksburg and Macie Jones of Columbia; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Hazelrig, pastor of Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be at the funeral home Monday, from 9 a.m. until the hour of the service.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Jones, Jason Jones, Dustin Jones, Corey Jones, Garrison Lee, Mike Garcia and Wayne Lynch.

Memorials may be made to the Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund, 335 Oak Ridge Road, Vicksburg, MS 39183.