Karen Y. Bishop Jones

Karen graduated from South Dade High School and following graduation married her loving husband Cadillac Jones. She started working at the age of 12 at McCrory’s. As a teenager Karen was part of the Homestead Posse and rode in several rodeos. Karen also worked for her mother at Annie B Smith Realty. After graduation Karen worked as a dental assistant for several years until she and Cadillac adopted their daughter Sandy and five years later they adopted their son Steve. Their 3rd son Joseph came along several years later. Karen was an active church worker. She taught children and in later years moved into the senior adults. She was involved for many years with Christian Women’s Club and was an Unapologetic Christian witness for the cause of Christ. For her last birthday get together with some of her friends she gave her testimony and proceeded to teach Sunday school one last time. The family moved several times through the years with Cadillac’s job with Coca-Cola and finally coming back home to South Florida in 1985. Still active in her church she volunteered as a secretary at Princeton Christian School until the family moved to their final home in South Carolina in 1994. Karen loved the mountains and the change of seasons and all of God’s creatures. Her loving companion Pod was a rescue and even visited her while she was in the hospital and nursing home. Her greatest love besides her children and grandchildren were the senior ladies of her church. Her heart’s desire was to do things that would bring them happiness. She was also an auxiliary member of Gideon’s International and in lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial gift to the Gideon’s Isiah 40:7 says “grass withers and the flowers die, but the word of the Lord lives forever”.

Survivors include her husband Elbert F. (Cadillac) Jones of 57 years, one daughter; Sandra Lynn Jones Hamilton Jones (Phil), two sons; Steven Alan Jones (Suzanne), Joseph Matthew Jones all of Easley, four grandchildren; Brittany Jones Roper and Karen Anne Hamilton Kent both of Easley, Jacob and Joshua Jones both of Jacksonville, NC, two great-grandchildren; Jacey and Dane Roper both of Easley.

Visitation will be Friday November 13, 2015 from 1:00pm to 2:45pm at Dillard Funeral Home with Chapel Service to follow at 3:00pm.

Entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens Mausoleum.

The family is at the home.

Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the Jones family.