Lillie Jones

Lillie N. Jones, age 92, of the Carolina House, Forest City, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Hospice House.
Lillie was born June 5, 1917 in Rutherford County to the late Russell Nanney and Ethel Owens Nanney. She was a homemaker and also worked in textiles. She was a member of the Missionary Wesleyan Church where she had been a member for over 79 years. She devoted herself selflessly to her family and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Luther Howard Jones; her sister, Ruby Estelle Nanney; her brother, Reverend Roy Nanney and by her niece, Janet Scism.
Survivors include three daughters, Glennett Bridges and her husband, John Carroll Bridges, of Shelby; Sandra Garver and her husband, Dean, also of Shelby and Judi Byers and her husband, Wayne, of Ellenboro; six grandchildren, Mike Bridges and his wife, Margie, of Atlanta, GA, Karen Bell and her husband, Gary, of Boiling Springs, NC, Susie Goins and her husband, Gene, of Shelby, Steve Padgett of Shelby, Tammy Morgan and her husband, Joe, of Apex, NC and Donna Hood and her husband, Stephen, of Ellenboro; five great-grandchildren, Chris Bridges, Shannon Bridges, Matthew Bridges, Jacob Bell and Lucas Hood; two step-great grandchildren, Lillie Morgan and Olivia Morgan and three nephews, Reverend Keith Nanney, Reverend Mark Nanney and Scott Nanney.