Deette "Tump" Jones

Mrs. DeEtte “Tump” Jones, age 90 and a resident of Forest passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland after an extended illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from the Forest United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Eastern Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm on Wednesday at the church.

Mrs. Jones was born in Zachary, LA, and was proud of the fact that she was a resident of Forest for the past eighty years. A retired secretary for the Veterans Administration, "Tump" will be remembered for her love for animals, particularly her dogs, and her expertise with flowers as an “almost Master Gardener.”  She was a very active member of Forest United Methodist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Powell Jones; her parents: J.T. & Mary T. Henley Robertson; and one sister: Mary Lee Mayo.

Survivors include her two children: Tom (Jamie) Jones of Memphis, TN and John (Susan) Jones of Holly Springs; three grandchildren: Brian (Anna) Jones, Will (Lora) Jones, and Fowler Jones; four great-grandchildren: Bailey, Clarabelle, Liberty, and Sebastian Jones; one special niece: Oleta Thomas of Brandon; and a special cousin: Mary Gail Freeman of Olive Branch.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Forest United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 68, Forest, MS 39074.