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Graveside Service

Thu. Jun. 16, 2016
12:00 pm

Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery

6900 Lawndale Avenue
Houston , TX 77023.
Thu. Jun. 16, 2016
12:00 pm
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
6900 Lawndale Avenue
Houston , TX 77023.
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In Memory of
Virginia Damuth Jones
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Virginia was born in Olney, Texas on August 23, 1925. She was the first of four children. Her family moved to Magnolia, Texas when she was about two years old. She attended Magnolia High School and graduated as Salutatorian.

After she graduated from school, she moved to the big city of Houston and went to work at S.H. Kress department store until she met and married her husband Eddie E. Jones Jr. They had 2 children, Dennis Keith and Martha Gail. As a family, they enjoyed travelling, boating, fishing, camping and vacationing all over the U.S. Their family vacations usually included her sister, Nettie Mae and brother, Bruce and their families vacationing with them. They took in sites that included Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Royal Gorge, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Sequoia National Parks. Some of the best times were just floating down the Frio River at Garner State Park. They enjoyed local sites as well and attended opening night at the Astrodome.

Virginia was an avid bridge player and an accomplished seamstress. In their spare time, Virginia and Eddie enjoyed going to Branson, Missouri and visiting friends and family wherever that may have taken them.

Virginia and Eddie eventually retired to Pointblank, Texas on Lake Livingston. They were always successful with their favorite hobby of fishing. In one year alone, they counted over a thousand catfish crossing their cleaning tables. They hosted many fish fry’s at their house with various groups from the Hunstville Church of Christ where they attended. That was where Virginia earned the title of “The Fish Lady”.

Upon their retirement, she was active in planning and catering some of the weddings at the church in Huntsville, Tx. Virginia and Eddie forged many lifelong friendships “adopting” and mentoring college students at church that were away from their own families. They were always encouraging and assisting the younger generations in their walk of Christianity.

Our dear friend, Charles Hodge, has spoken of Virginia and Eddie’s dedication to the Lord and to their church and especially their support to his family when he was the preacher at Lyons and Majestic Church of Christ in the early 1960’s , and today we remain lifelong family friends.

After the death of her husband, she moved to Missouri City around 1996 to live with her daughter Gail and Grandogs, Rusty, Casey and Buddy. A few years later, she was very excited to make First Colony Church in Sugar Land, Texas her church. There, she re-connected with many of her former friends from Westbury C-of-C and also made many new ones.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lifeline Chaplaincy, 1415 Southmore Blvd., Houston, Texas 77004.

Charitable Donations may be made to:

Lifeline Chaplaincy
1415 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004. Website Link

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Message from
Mimi Barnard
Mon, 06/13/2016

In 1978, members of the Westbury Church of Christ in Houston helped me to go to Abilene Christian University. As a first-generation student, these brothers and sisters provided emotional and financial support so that I could complete my undergraduate degree. I remember coming back to Houston for Thanksgiving that November, helping several ladies at church that Wednesday evening to make a birthday "cake" for our preacher, Stanley Lockhart. The cake was really a large, foam cushion, the kind that you would sit on, with icing on it--it was a joke for Stanley. Virginia Jones was in the kitchen, and we struck up a conversation. I imagine that several of the other ladies had been telling her about me--she gave me a big hug and handed me two $20 bills. I was amazed by her generosity, her warm smile, and the feeling that I was loved, even though she didn't really know me. Over the next three years, Virginia ("Ginger") became like a mother to me, sending me care packages and feeding me when I came home to Houston. She and Eddie were a steadfast beacon of encouragement to me; and, when Wayne and I married, they were very involved in helping with the wedding and reception. We even spent part of our honeymoon at Lake Livingston with them. We would often visit them when our children were growing up. Ginger and Eddie and others at Westbury provided a foundation for my life and career. I went on to earn master's and doctoral degrees. Wayne and I have been married for 34 years, and we have two grown children, a daughter who is a museum designer and who lives in New York City, and a son who is a Naval officer, stationed in Bahrain. I have been a faculty member and administrator in Christian higher education for almost 30 years. My life would've been very different if not for the kindness and generosity of Ginger and Eddie Jones and others at Westbury. Wayne and I had hoped to attend the funeral on Saturday, but we have longstanding professional commitments for this Thursday. We will be there in spirit. Blessings to you, dear Gail. Love from Nashville!