Mae "Mama Jones" Massey Jones

Mae "Mama Jones" Massey Jones, 96, of Gastonia, passed away January 12, 2016 at the Robin Johnson House in Dallas.  She was born December 24, 1919 in Banks County, GA the daughter of the late George D. Massey and Iona Peyton Massey.

Mae was the oldest living member of Temple Baptist Church in Gastonia.  She retired from Firestone Mills after 35 years of service.  She was the connecting factor involving the real estate and development of the revitalization of the Loray Mills.

Left to cherish her memories are her daughters Barbara Foy (Charles), Melva Broyles (Dale); son Keith Jones; grandchildren, Donna F. Stewart Smith (Lee Smith III), Jane F. Pearson (Darrell), Chip Foy, Hal, Dan, Ros (Holly) Gause, Sidney, Kevin Berryman (Jackie), Dawn J. Hall (Terry) and Keith Jones, Jr.; great-grandchildren Wes, Cameron, Erika, David Stewart (Rebecca), April Lynn (Bert) Davis, Clayton and Rachel Gause, Scott Jones, Dawson Gause, Caleb, Chad Berryman (Leah), Corbin, Keaton, Wesley Berryman (Elizabeth), Anthony (Jessica), Nathan, Matthew, Martin, Ryan Jones, Victoria Hullette, Derrick Evans, Trevor Walker; great-great-grandchildren, Abraham, Titus, Maelynn Davis, Cannon, Emery Hullette, Brianna Berryman, Molly Martin and Emily Dunn; sisters, Flois Duckett, Betty Meeks (Ferd), Vernell Hix (Jimmy).

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Jones; daughter, Linda Gause, grandsons, James Berryman, Stephen and Phillip Gause, Charles Foy Jr.; granddaughter Wendy Evans; great-grandson Brandon Berryman; brothers, Hubert, Howard, Eugene and Edward Massey and sisters, Mamie White, Myrtle Crenshaw, Reba Turner and Esther Greene.

A funeral service will be held 1:30 pm Saturday at Temple Baptist Church, 701 Littlejohn Street, Gastonia, officiated by Pastors Greg Ballard and Scott Whitener.

The family will receive friends 7 – 9 pm Friday at Greene Funeral Service – South Chapel – 1503 S. York Rd., Gastonia.

Interment will be in Gaston Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice (The Robin Johnson House), PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054 or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, Gastonia.

Condolences may be made online at www.greenefuneral.com