Mary Lucille Curtis Jones

Mary Lucille Curtis Jones "Madear-Mame" was born December 7, 1942, to the union of Willie and Grace
Walker-Curtis "Bee-Bee" in Pineville, Louisiana.

Mary accepted Christ at an early age at St. James Catholic Church. She received a formal education in the Catholic school system. After high school, she attended Southern University where she met her late husband, Willie Jones. They married on July 3, 1962, and to this union, three children were born, Tris Jones-Lovett, Kevin Jones, Sr., and Gerald Jones, Sr.

Mary served many years with the Rapides Parish Sheriff Office as an Auxilliary Officer. She was also employed with Pinecrest Support Services for many years where she learned to drive school buses. She later went on to work for the Rapides Parish School Board where she retired after 20 years. After retirement, she continued to show her love as a door greeter at Sam's Club in Baton Rouge, LA.

Mary Jones departed this life on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at the Lexington House Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Willie Jones; parents, Willie and Grace Walker Curtis; and brothers, Clyde "Pete" Curtis and Joseph Francis "FJ" Johnson.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her children, Tris Jones Lovett, Kevin Jones, Sr. (Kashawna), and Gerald Jones, Sr., all of Alexandria, LA; extra special bonus daughter, Brenda Michelle Neal Turner (Kevin) of Alexandria, LA; three sisters, Toni Curtis of Flint, MI, Margaret Curtis Belvin of Alexandria, LA, and Elnora Ann Howard of Houston, TX; one brother, William Curtis; 15 grandchildren and 36 great
grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Please keep the family in prayer.

~Miller & Hill "The Funeral Directors"