She graduated from I>M> Terrell High School in 1962 and then attended Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. She worked at General Motors in Arlington, Texas. She later moved to Wichita Falls, Texas and worked at Howmet where she retired in 2004.
She met and married Duffy M. Burnett, Sr. and to this union two children were born, Nanette and Duffy,Jr. They divorced and she later was united in marriage to Henry Broadus.
She was a Christian believer. At a young age she became a member of Saint James Baptist Church and was baptized in Clarksville, Texas. She was later a member of Pilgrim Valley Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. When she moved to Wichita Falls, Texas she served faithfully at a local Church.Moving back to Fort Worth she united with The Potters House of Dallas and was Baptized.
Loistene passed away after a brief illness on April 6, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father, Floyd Jones, her son, Duffy, Jr. her brother, Melvin Jones, Sr.
Those who will cherish her memories include her mother, Vinnie, daughter, Nanette, stepdaughter, Carrine (Rolland) and stepson Kinte; sister Doris (J.O.); grandsons, B.J., Chris Trent, Duffy,III, De'Marcus and Kinte, Jr; granddaughters, Astane, Jasmynne and Eve and a host of other relatives and friends.
