Inez Lollar Jones

After her graduation from Minor High School, Inez earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts from Birmingham-Southern College. She married Thomas Harold Jones on July 28, 1951, launching her career as a housewife and homemaker. She delighted in establishing and maintaining their home as a place of safety and rest for her husband and their three children.

Inez was actively involved in community service with the Gadsden, Alabama Jaycettes. She became a competitive golf player while a member of the Inverness Country Club, the Greystone Country Club, and the Chace Lake Country Club. When she wasn't oil painting and sketching, she often could be found at Niki's on Finley Avenue in Birmingham.

Inez also enjoyed traveling outside the United States. She relished memories of her visit to Scotland and more than once said she would love to live in New Zealand someday.

Inez was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Harold Jones; her parents, Ida and Evan Lollar; one sister, Flossie Bensko; and two brothers, Evan and Jimmy Lollar. She is survived by her three children, Pamela, Cynthia, and Harold Jones; two grandchildren, Priscilla Jones and Elizabeth Jones; nieces and nephews, Stevie Goolsby, Terry Bensko (Jan), John Bensko (Kathy), Randy Bensko (Linda), Donna Waid, and Candace Waid; Priscilla and Elizabeth's mother, Kathy Maxwell; and numerous other relatives.

The family will greet friends at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama on Monday, November 24, 2025 from 12 noon to 1 p.m., followed by A Celebration of Inez's Life at 1 p.m. with Minister Jim Frazier officiating. Ridout's Southern Heritage is at 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham, AL 35124.

Later on Monday, November 24, the private interment will be at Bevins Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brookside. Pallbearers will be Carter Bensko, Connor Bensko, David Bensko, Griffin Bensko, Jake Bensko, and Anthony Moody.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Shelby County Humane Society, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Feeding America, or to a charity of your choice.