NAME: Mrs. Dera Jones

AGE:    80

RESIDENCE:   Texarkana

DIED:     Sunday, March 18, 2018

PLACE:   Local hospital

BACKGROUND

BIRTHDATE:    September 19, 1937

BIRTHPLACE:     Camp Hill, AL

OCCUPATION:    Retired CNA

CHURCH AFFILIATION:  Evergreen Baptist Church – Served with the Pastor's Aide Committee, Usher Ministry and former choir member

SURVIVORS

SPOUSE:   Hershal Jones of Texarkana, TX

2 SONS:  Vincent Golette of Killeen, TX and Derrick Golette of Dallas, TX

4 DAUGHTERS:  Pat Daniels, Rosa Golette, Veronica Davis and Phyllis Harrison all of Texarkana, TX

1 STEP DAUGHTER:  Creamalia Hopkins

3 STEP SONS:  Hershal Jones, Jr. of Texarkana, TX; Cedric Jones of Hope, AR and Timothy Jones of Wake Village, TX

STEP MOTHER:  Dennie Hicks of Apopka, FL

3 GRANDSONS (she raised as her children):  DeMarcus Harrison of Germany; Donnie Harrison and Ronnie Harrison both of Texarkana, TX

19 GRANDCHILDREN

25 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

15 SISTERS:  Brucie Mae Hicks, Annie Newsome, Elizabeth Sims, Betty Gorden, Margaret Robinson, Peggy Cartwright, Bernice Lewis, Elain Hicks, Mildred Hicks, Edith Hicks all of Apopka, FL; Rochell Marsh-Womble of Chattanooga, TN; Linda Avery, Mary Brown, Mary Evans and Faye Seroyer of Camphill, AL

4 BROTHERS:   James Stinson of Syracuse, NY; Tommie Hicks, Melvin Hicks and Linden Hicks all of Apopka, FL

SERVICE:

TIME/DAY:   Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 11:00 A.M.

PLACE:    Evergreen Baptist Church – Nash, TX

OFFICIATING:    Rev. A. T. Jordan, Sr.

VISITATION:   Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the mortuary

BURIAL:   Chapelwood Memorial Gardens