Obituaries

Estell Morris Jones

Estelle Morris Jones, 79, of Portland, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Jones was a native of Wilmot and a resident of the Aulds Community East of Portland for the past 56 years. She was a farmer, a volunteer for the Mainline Ambulance Service for a number of years and she made and decorated wedding cakes for many years. She was an active member of the Aulds Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Earl William Jones in 1999; a daughter, Paula Ann Verdun in 2008; a son, Tom William Jones in 1998; her parents, John William & Willie Boykin Morris; three brothers and four sisters. She is survived by three granddaughters, Earla Mae Martin Wallin of Hamburg; Misty Rose Martin of Fountain Hill and April Clarissa Martin Whybark of Conway; a grandson, Edward Earl Jones of Eudora and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Wednesday at the Aulds Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Portland Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Aulds Baptist Church, c/o Mrs. Delane Pamplin, 536 Ashley 58 Road, Portland, Ark. 71663. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.

Published October 26, 2010

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