Martha Lou Jones went to be with her family and friends in heaven on Jan. 31, 2019. Born in Center Point on March 25th, 1930, Martha was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ and attended services at the Blue Bayou Church of Christ. She will be remembered by her family as a kind, loving woman who made the best banana pudding from scratch. Martha is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Monroe Reese and Ressie Reese, step-father Wendell Reese, husband J.D. Jones Sr., two sons, J.D. Jones Jr. and Ray Jones; her brother Clyde Ewin Reese and granddaughter Amy Suzanne Peebles.
Martha is survived by her son-in-law and daughter Dr. Samuel and Martha Suzanne Peebles of Nashville, Ark.; two grandchildren and their wives Damon and Michelle Peebles of Nashville, Ark. and Samuel Peebles Jr. and Amanda Fonabarger of Denver, Colo.; four great grandchildren Kaden Peebles, Breanna Peebles, Andrew Peebles and Anastasia Quinney of Nashville, Ark.; her sister-in-law Ella Reese, nephew Chris Reese his wife Sandy Duncan-Reese and great-nephew Trent Reese of Conway, Ark.
Before passing away, Martha requested those wishing to remember her may make a donation in her name to the Howard Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Sunset Church of Christ Missionary or Damon’s Medical Account @ Diamond Bank for Kaden Peebles.
The family received friends at Nashville Funeral Home on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. with graveside services following at 3 p.m. in Restland Memorial Park with Michael Howard officiating.
