Joan Pillow Jones

JONES, Mrs. Joan Pillow - Age 70, passed away, Monday, March 4, 2013 at McLaren Hospital Oakland. Family hour 10:30AM Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 174 Branch, with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Pastor Keyon S. Payton, officiating. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Tuesday. Mrs. Jones will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 1PM-8PM Monday. Mrs. Joan Pillow Jones was born November 11, 1942 in Appalachia, Virginia, the daughter of Pauline Little John and the late Alonzo Perkins. As a young child she and her family re-located to Detroit in 1952. Joan Pillow Jones attended North Western High School. She continued her education at the United States Army Logistics Management College. Joan soon met her loving husband Herbert Jones, Jr. in Pontiac, Michigan; and they were united in holy matrimony on Wednesday, April 4, 1973. They continued to reside in Pontiac, Michigan for the duration of their marriage. She worked as a logistics secretary for William’s International for twenty-nine years. Joan also worked as a paralegal secretary for many years, and she retired in 2000. During her retirement she spent her time doing what she loved to do: cooking, watching movies, shopping, crossword puzzles, decorating, and spending time with her family and friends. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, and caring sister. She was truly a woman endowed with a warm and loving spirit! She transcended this life on Monday, March 4, 2013. Mrs. Jones leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Herbert Jones, Jr; five children; John “John-John” Taylor, Terrence Taylor, Collen Carpenter, Carla Larkins and Charmin Gilbert; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; mother, Pauline Little John; four sisters, Inez Perkins, Althea Perkins, Linda S. Perkins and Denise Jackson; and a host of nieces, nephews, nieces, other relatives, and friends. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her father, Alonzo Perkins and eight siblings.

Joan Pillow Jones

November 11, 1942 - March 4, 2013