Carol Lee Jones

Carol was born in Georgetown, SC on September 22, 1930 to Admiral B. and Ottie Lee Tanner, the fifth child out of ten. She was raised in the Center Crossroads area of Hemingway, SC and completed school in the same area.

After meeting John E. (Bubber) Jones they married and moved to Georgetown, SC where they resided until moving to Wilmington, NC. She is survived by three children Cynthia K. Sullivan (Carl), Connie Hall (Jim) and Earl Jones (Gail). Her cherished grandchildren are Katie H. Garrett (Matthew), Nicole, Alyssa, Hannah and Timmy Jones. Great grandchildren Griffin Hall and Ava Garrett. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews that she considered her own and loved dearly. She is also survived by two sisters, Dean Thomas and Elaine Wynn who have been by her side throughout this illness and others. We should all be blessed with sisters like these! She was fortunate to have a best friend and neighbor who checked on her daily, Mary Ann Schmidt who is considered family too.

She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years in 2003, her parents and siblings Winfred (Gertie) Tanner, Laurita Cribb (Roger), Kathleen Oyler (Frank), A. B. Tanner, Jr. (Mary Frances), Marsden Tanner (Mary), Betty Poston Gleason (Norwood), and Carl Allen Tanner at 14 months old, brother in laws, David Thomas and Thurman Wynn.

She was of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be held at Oleander Memorial Park Gardens, 309 Bradley Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409 at 11:00 AM, April 8, 2023

This resting place has a lot of wildlife including geese and deer that devour and destroy the flowers, therefore, in lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Foundation (www.Lifecare.org) who has been a remarkable organization to help Carol transition through the different phases of this awful disease. Also St. Jude’s was an organization of her choice to support.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.CobleGreenlawn.com for the Jones family.