Zola Mae Jones

Zola Mae Sharp Jones, age 87, died peacefully of heart failure at Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, AL on Dec. 3, 2017. Zola was born May 12, 1930 in Concord, TN to the late Taylor and Mossie Sharp. She graduated from Everett High School, Maryville, TN in 1948. Zola and the late William Clayton Jones married on January 28, 1949. Together they enjoyed 47 years of marriage and had three children. Zola was a member of First United Methodist Church of Maryville, then later transferred to the First United Methodist Church in Alcoa, TN. Zola was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, and her sister, Doris Aileen Gamble (Marion W.). Zola is survived by: daughter Denise Jones and partner Robert Beardsley of Huntsville, AL; son William and Melanie Jones of Decautur, AL; son Kent and Trish Jones of Bostic, NC; granddaughter Kendra Jones and great-granddaughter Lorelai Jones-Sifuentes of Asheville, NC; sister-in-laws Edna Jones of Lenoir City, TN, Erma Jones Giffin (Lynn) of Maryville, TN, and Audrey Jones (Fred) also of Maryville, TN; several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins; and friends and staff at Redstone Village Assisted Living in Huntsville, AL. Please join the family as we celebrate the life our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Zola Mae Sharp Jones at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, TN, on Saturday, December 9, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., with the funeral services immediately following. A private family interment will be held at the Grandview Cemetery mausoleum at 1:00 p.m. Zola loved her God, her husband, her family, friends, flowers, and Christmas. She found peace through prayer and spiritual readings with Unity organization. If desired, donations may be made in lieu of flowers to your favorite charity, the First United Methodist Church, or to www.Unity.org (Unity World Headquarters, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-001). Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, TN, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Zola Mae Jones please visit our Sympathy Store.