Elsie L. Jones

Elsie L. Jones passed away February 20, 2021 of natural causes. She was born in west Texas in 1938 to Samuel and Gertrude Ward. Her family moved to Merkel, Texas where she grew up with her two older sisters and three older brothers.

Elsie graduated from Merkel High School in 1957, where she played saxophone in the marching band and graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating, she married Gary Jones from Rockdale, Texas and had one son, Terry.

She was a career woman and loving wife who always sought higher challenges both in life and education, graduating from LSUS with full honors. She worked in various jobs as a secretary and bookkeeper and retired from the Shreveport Times.

Her loving smile and charm, along with a warm sense of humor, will be missed by all who knew her.