Juanita L. Jones

Juanita L. Jones was born October 14, 1932 to the late Miles and Ellen Alexander of Wise, North Carolina. She went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024 at the age of 91. She attended Warren County Training School in Wise. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Locust Grove Baptist Church. Juanita married young and gave birth to three sons, Eddie, Gene, and Reginald. She moved to Toledo in 1955, joining her Aunt Mary, sisters Mozell, Margaret, and her “Ride or Die” brother William. Upon moving to Toledo, she joined Third Baptist Church, where she served in many missionary capacities. Juanita married Roland Jones in 1959, and to this union Ronald and Tracy were born. Together they travelled to Hawaii, Jamaica, New York, and many other exciting places in and out of the United States. Sometimes with the boys and other times it was adults only fun. She worked several jobs including Parkview Hospital, Sears and Roebuck for twenty-six years as a sales clerk in the furniture department, Toledo Public Schools as a food service worker for eleven years, and the Area Office of Aging for six years. In 1985 she became a charter member of the New Covenant Baptist Church where she served as a trustee, deaconess, and kitchen aid; participated in women’s and mission ministries, and Sunday school. Juanita also served as president of the American Baptist Women’s Ministry of Toledo Association. Juanita said “I was an all-round supportive member at my church”. For many years, she sang with the Toledo Inter-Faith Mass Choir under the late Rev. Dr. Derrick Roberts and Maestro Brian K. Thomas. Juanita was a “real social butterfly”, she loved dancing, entertaining and travelling with family and friends. For her 91st birthday, Aunt Juanita was asked “Where would you like to celebrate your birthday?” She responded, “I would like to go to Aruba”. After that conversation, in October of 2023, family and friends gathered in Aruba with Aunt Juanita and celebrated her birthday with an all-white party. She not only loved feeding her children and grandchildren, she also fed their friends and other kids in the neighborhood. She always made the holidays special for her family. Juanita was proceeded in death by her husband of 51 years, Roland Jones, grandson Reginald Hinton Jr., brothers Mack, James Plummer, Milo, and Perry Alexander, sisters Margaret Crouch, Naomi Johnson, Cleo Harris, and Mozell Hill. Celebrating her life today are sons Eddie (Milbra), Gene, and Reginald Hinton, Ronald (Darthal), and Tracy Jones; eleven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, brother William (Maxine) Alexander and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and her Westgate Residential neighbors. Special sisters Esther Terry of Wise, NC, Gail Austin, and Ruby Hill of Toledo.

Juanita L. Jones

October 14, 1932 - August 21, 2024