She was a native of Stovall, NC and was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Warren and Ethel Hicks Weldon. A graduate of Oxford High School in Oxford, NC, she attended Greensboro College and is a graduate of Julliard School of Music in New York City. She is also a graduate of the School of Modern Photography in New York.
Margaret was a member of the choirs of Forest Hills Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Raleigh. She had a studio in her home where she specialized in child photography and later worked for Siddell Studios in Raleigh. She was active in the N.C. State University Woman’s Club, the Raleigh Woman’s Club and The North Carolina Photography Association. She enjoyed traveling with her husband on their many trips abroad.
She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Harvey and son Guy Jones, Jr. Also surviving are grandchildren George, Warren, Harrison and Scott Harvey and Bonnie, Nathan, Mika and Daniel Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Elizabeth W. Sly, brother, Warren Weldon, Jr. and her husband Guy L. Jones.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church, 99 North Salisbury St. in Raleigh, Rev. Dr. Christopher Chapman will officiate. A reception will follow the service at the church. Private burial will be at Historic Oakwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Guy and Margaret W. Jones Endowment, NCSU Libraries, Box 7111, Raleigh, NC 27695-7111.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's Street Raleigh, NC 27605.
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