Friday, March 9th, 2018.
Angelia was born on June 9, 1933 in Kildare, Texas. She
was a graduate of Kildare High School. Angelia
subsequently attended The University of Texas at Austin
where she received a Bachelor of Business
Administration. Upon moving to Texarkana, Texas in
1960, she taught at Texas Senior High School for several
years until retiring to focus on raising her children and
helping her husband, the late Judge Guy E. Jones, with
his legal practice and political career.
Mrs. Jones was very active in many, many charitable and
public organizations in the Texarkana area. Among them
were the Texarkana Lawyer’s Wives Club, where she was
a founding member. She was involved with The Greater
Texarkana Public Library organization “Friends of The
Library”, where she organized prominent public speakers
and other educational opportunities for the citizens of
Texarkana. Angelia was a charter member of “Women for
the Arts.” She was a member of The American
Association of University Women as well as a Life Member
of The University of Texas Ex Students Association.
Mrs. Jones was a member of First Baptist Church of
Texarkana on Moores Lane.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents V.S.
Pruitt and Clara Ray Pruitt of Atlanta, Tx as well as her
sisters, Sandra Pruitt Walker of Port Isabel, Tx and
Gwyneth Pruitt of Atlanta, Tx. Mrs. Jones husband of
nearly 50 years, the Honorable Judge Guy Edward Jones,
passed away on November 14, 2004.
She is survived by her son Geoffrey Jones, his wife Cindy
and their 2 children, Grayson and Anna Grace of
Texarkana; her daughter Jennifer Jones McGee, her
husband Patrick of Austin, Texas and their 3 children,
Meredith, Caroline, and Lindy. Angelia’s brother Charles
Pruitt and his wife Judy of Atlanta, Texas as well as her
niece and nephews.
Family will receive friends on Monday March 19, 2018 from
5:30 - 7:30 pm at East Funeral Home on Moores Lane.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday,
March 20, 2018 at First Baptist Church Atrium on Moores Lane with Randy Brown officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park under the direction of East Funeral Home Moores Lane.
The family asks that any memorials in Mrs. Jones honor
be made to First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana, TX 75503 and The
American Heart Association.
Online tributes can be posted at www.eastfuneralhomes.com or East Funeral Home facebook page.
