Mrs. Norma Gail Nelms, more affectionately known as “Ms. Gail,” passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 after she had succumbed to an extended illness. She was a strong, devoted Christian whose faith was Church of God.
She was one of five children born to the late Jimmy Q. Jones, Jr. (Grant Park Lodge, deceased 1977) and the late Christine Crowe Jones (deceased 1966) of Atlanta, Georgia. Her siblings include: Kenneth Jones, Shirley Jones, Harry Jones and Jerry Jones, all born in Atlanta, Georgia.
She was a graduate of Brown High School where she was captain of her high school majorette. After graduating high school, she worked at Bell South as an operator and Georgia SOS office investigating child adoptions and issuing new birth certificates.
Ms. Gail’s husband, Earl L. Nelms, is a retired Captain of Delta Airlines and former Fighter Pilot Officer with the USMC. Earl and Gail were best friends and their love for each other touched many lives. Ms. Gail was proud of her Irish decedent and she and her husband, Earl, traveled to her grandmother’s hometown, Cork Ireland, many times.
Ms. Gail’s most recent career was Metro Brokers Real Estate, Douglasville Georgia. She earned dozens of top sale agent awards. She was an expert testimony witness for forty years on real estate, family estates and child advocacy. She had also previously owned clothing stores, gift shops, restaurants, game rooms, lawn equipment stores and pre-schools. The owner of Ms. Gail’s Nursery School and Green Acres Preschool, both of Douglasville, you could often pull up to pick up your child, to find her entertaining the children in the school yard with a twirling fire baton. In addition, she taught Christian kindergarten, swimming lessons, wrote children’s books, as well as a few spiritual guidance books and articles.
Ms. Gail had three children from a previous marriage, Trey Richardson, Christine Richardson and Melanie Richardson Mitchell, all three of Douglasville. Her only surviving child, Melanie Mitchell, was her full-time caregiver during her extended illness. We are blessed knowing that Melanie was with Ms. Gail, holding her hand and comforting her at the time of passing at 2:22 am. We ask you please pray for all the families that were not allowed to be with their family member(s) when passing during 2020-2021.
Other surviving relatives include son in law, Ray Mitchell of Douglasville; granddaughter and "Navy" husband, Nick and Hannah Ramirez De Arellano, US Navy Nurse; great granddaughter (whom was born while Ms. Gail was in the hospital prior to her passing), Valerie, all of Jacksonville NC; granddaughter, Angela Green of Nashville Tennessee; granddaughter, Danielle Sticher and her husband Curt and family; Robert Nelms and family of Dallas Texas; brother, Kenneth Jones of Macon, Georgia and his children: son, Trey Richardson, and daughter, Christine Richardson, both of Douglasville, Georgia; niece, Angie Searcy (ICU Nurse) of Orange Park, Florida; extended family, Doug and Tonia Nunnelly of Temple Georgia, their daughter Morgan Long of Douglasville, Georgia and many others.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James “Jimmy” Q. Jones (Grant Park Lodge) and Christine Crowe Jones (Grant Park, Georgia); paternal grandmother, Grace C. Crowe (Jonesboro, Georgia); sister, Shirley Jones (Atlanta, Georgia).
Ms. Gail’s viewing will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home with Celebration of Life Services on Friday, June 25, 2021 beginning at 3:00 pm in Rosehaven Chapel. A Committal Service will follow in Rosehaven Memorial Park where she will be laid to rest: next to both her beloved, late children.
Please share your memories or condolences with the family at www.whitleygarner.com.
Services have been entrusted to the care of Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, 8640 Rose Avenue, Douglasville, Georgia 30134.
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