Mr. Ambrose Jones, age 82, of Marianna, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Jones was a retired baker and a member of Mount Sinai M.B. Church.
He is survived by his wife, Ester Mae Jones, of the home; 11 daughters, Barbara Stone and Lue Birdia Anderson, both of Memphis, Melvirdia Jones, Delois Jones, Catherine Jones and Mary Jones, all of Chicago, Ill., Zetta Rolfe of Earle, Betty Harris of Marianna, Bobbie Dukes, of Dallas, Texas, Thressa Green of Forrest City and Brenda Beasley of Hubert, N.C.; 11 sons, Sylvester Green and Leophis Green, both of Gill, Carl Jones, Jerome Jones, Timothy Jones and Michael Jones, all of Chicago, Ill., Ambrose Jones Jr. of Memphis, Dennis Jones of Las Angeles, Calif., Issiac Green and Larry Green, both of Marianna, Joseph Green of Little Rock; a brother, Henry Jones of El Paso, Texas; 89 grandchildren, 98 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Jones will be held on Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Mount Gillian M.B. Church, with Rev. Leophis Green officiating the service. Burial will follow at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.