Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at First Baptist Church Coffeeville to honor the remarkable life of Mrs. Odis Jean Jones, 94, of Coffeeville, who died on Sunday, Nov. 3, at her residence. Burial will follow in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Craig Baker will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the church.
Odis Jean was born on Dec. 16, 1929, in Yalobusha County, the daughter of the late Charles Otis and the late Eula Langham Terrell. She spent a lifetime in service to others as she worked as a registered nurse. She lovingly cared for the sick for more than 40 years, having retired – two times – from Yalobusha General Hospital as well as Sta-Home Health. Odis Jean was blessed with a green thumb and loved spending time gardening and tending to her flowers. She was a member of First Baptist Church Coffeeville.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Griffin Jones; one son, Gerry Jones; her sister, Erma Faye Terrell; her brother, Jimmy Coulter, and one grandson, Brian Jones, preceded Odis Jean in death.
Survivors include, one son, Terry Jones (Patricia) of Coffeeville; daughter-in-law, Debra Beckwith (Jerry) of Coffeeville; four grandchildren, Kim Allen (Jay), Shannon Jones, Cody Jones (Jessica) and Scott Tribble (April); seven great grandchildren, Ali Jones, Megan Jones, Audrey Allen, Jake Allen, Madelyn Jones, Allen Tribble and Luke Tribble; and two great-great grandchildren, Bray Higdon and Dallas Higdon.
Jay Allen, Smiley Arrington, Chester Ayers, Justin Ayers, Cody Jones and Scott Tribble will honor Odis Jean by serving as pallbearers and carry her to rest in the Elam Cemetery.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
