Tyna Louise Holland Jones
Published 11:48 am Monday, December 27, 2010
MADISON — Tyna Louise Holland Jones passed away on Thursday Dec. 23, 2010, in Madison, Miss. She was 93.
Mrs. Jones had been a resident of the Nichols Center in Madison.
She was born and raised in Yalobusha County, Miss., and attended school in Oakland, Miss. She married Raymond L. Jones, also of Yalobusha County, in April 1938. She and Raymond settled in Port Gibson, where they farmed and raised their family. For over 20 years they managed the Jones 5 and 10 Cent Store. They were members of First Methodist Church of Port Gibson.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, in 1995, and by a granddaughter, Tina, in 1989.
She is survived by her sister, Margaret Hawks of Memphis, Tenn.; three sons, Jerry L. Jones (Lisa) of Brookhaven, Miss., Bill R. Jones (Jan) of Magnolia Springs, Ala., and Richard L. Jones (Joan) of Gainesville, Fla.; a daughter, Linda J. Marsalis of Madison, Miss.; grandchildren, Ashley Jones of Brookhaven, Miss., Mark Marsalis (Karen) of Clovis, N.M., Cindy Ingle (Kyle) of Perrysburg, Ohio, David Jones of Denver, Colo., Amy Jones of Bon Secour, Ala., Angie Kennedy (Mark) of Wilmington, N.C., Katie Khera (Wilbert van de Pieterman) of Morgan Hill, Calif., and Meg Pokorny (Tom) of Port Orange, Fla.; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at noon today at the Glenwood Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Benden Ginn officiating. Internment followed at the Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson. Visitation was from 10:30 a.m. today until the hour of the service.
Pallbearers were David Jones, Mark Marsalis, Kyle Ingle, Tom Pokorny, Wilbert van de Pieterman and Ken Jones.
Glenwood Funeral Home of Port Gibson has charge of the arrangements.