Obituary: Annie 'Pearl' Jones

Annie “Pearl” Jones, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2015.

She was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Ellenboro, North Carolina, to Webb and Valli Hamrick Luckadoo. They are both predeceased.

She had resided at Ocoee Healthcare Center, in Ocoee, for the last two-and-one-half years. Her prior residence was in Winter Garden, and she lived in Orlando for 25-plus years.

Mrs. Jones graduated from Ellenboro High School in North Carolina and met and married Norris Vance Jones on Sept. 1, 1943. They moved and settled down in Orlando in 1956. Mr. Jones passed away in 1985.

She had been the last living sibling of her two sisters and five brothers.

She is survived by her daughters, Sandy Hulsey-Overstreet and Sherry Green, both of Winter Garden; grandchildren, Curt Hulsey (Wendy) Laura Cotton (Jeffery), Jennifer Johns (Jimmy) and Angie Shirley (Roger); and great-grandchildren, Trace Hulsey, Dakota Hulsey,  Kaylee Cotton, Shelby Cotton, Jacob Johns, Jessica Johns, Timothy Gibson and Cody Gibson.

Mrs. Jones lived and dedicated her life to serve the Lord. She belonged to Laurel Hills Baptist Church, Orlando, for many years, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, sang in the choir, doing many solos, and she cooked and served meals before the Wednesday night service for many years. She helped on whatever committee or project with which the church needed help. This was her way of serving her Lord.

She loved to cook and bake. She was well noted for the wonderful pies and cakes she made. Her kitchen around Christmastime looked like a cookie factory, with the different assortment of cookies she made each year. She also was an excellent seamstress. She was always sewing and making clothes for her daughters and then for the grandchildren. She was a devoted mother to her daughters and grandmother to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was loved by her friends and neighbors. She was always willing to offer a helping hand.

Services for Mrs. Jones were held May 15, at Beulah Baptist, following burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.