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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Nelda Atkinson Jones
Nelda Atkinson
Jones
d. Aug 30, 2012
Nelda Atkinson Jones' Obituary
Nelda Atkinson Jones, age 87, of Lumberton, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton.
The funeral will be conducted at Ten Mile Baptist Church in Lumberton on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM, with Rev. Frankie Bass officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Nelda was born July 17, 1925 in Robeson County to the late John K. and the late Willa Nye Atkinson. After graduating from Orrum High School in 1943, she attended the one-year business course at the National School of Commerce in Charlotte, where she learned secretarial skills. She returned home to begin her secretarial career with the Proctorville Trading Company, later known as P.A. McRae and Son, where she worked for many years and was a vital part of the Proctorville community. Her secretarial career also included working at the Ford Tractor Dealership in Lumberton for several years.
From 1977 until 1990, she served as secretary in the Registration and Records Department at Robeson Community College, where she assisted in the implementation of the first computerized record system at the college. She was well liked and respected by the students, faculty, and staff and she thoroughly enjoyed the years she worked at RCC.
Nelda is survived by her devoted husband, Lawrence Jones; two sons, Joseph ??Joe? Jones and wife, Marsha, of Proctorville and Bobby Jones of Lumberton; her grandchildren, Jennifer Jones Matthews and husband, Lance, of Charlotte, Guy Jones and wife, Stephanie, of Proctorville, Kevin Jones of Carthage, Casey Jones of Ariton, AL, Gabrielle Jones of Dickinson, ND and Brett Hendren of Proctorville; a great-grandson, Bree Crawford Matthews, and many nieces and nephews.
Nelda Jones loved people and she made everyone feel important and loved. She served as a role model for her children and grandchildren, as well as her nieces, nephews, students, and friends, as she served the Lord in all that she did. Her family and friends will remember her as a warm and caring person who willingly served the needs of others.
A time of visitation will be held on Friday, August 31, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Ten Mile Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial be made to Southeastern Hospice House, 1100 Pine Run Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358.
The funeral will be conducted at Ten Mile Baptist Church in Lumberton on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM, with Rev. Frankie Bass officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Nelda was born July 17, 1925 in Robeson County to the late John K. and the late Willa Nye Atkinson. After graduating from Orrum High School in 1943, she attended the one-year business course at the National School of Commerce in Charlotte, where she learned secretarial skills. She returned home to begin her secretarial career with the Proctorville Trading Company, later known as P.A. McRae and Son, where she worked for many years and was a vital part of the Proctorville community. Her secretarial career also included working at the Ford Tractor Dealership in Lumberton for several years.
From 1977 until 1990, she served as secretary in the Registration and Records Department at Robeson Community College, where she assisted in the implementation of the first computerized record system at the college. She was well liked and respected by the students, faculty, and staff and she thoroughly enjoyed the years she worked at RCC.
Nelda is survived by her devoted husband, Lawrence Jones; two sons, Joseph ??Joe? Jones and wife, Marsha, of Proctorville and Bobby Jones of Lumberton; her grandchildren, Jennifer Jones Matthews and husband, Lance, of Charlotte, Guy Jones and wife, Stephanie, of Proctorville, Kevin Jones of Carthage, Casey Jones of Ariton, AL, Gabrielle Jones of Dickinson, ND and Brett Hendren of Proctorville; a great-grandson, Bree Crawford Matthews, and many nieces and nephews.
Nelda Jones loved people and she made everyone feel important and loved. She served as a role model for her children and grandchildren, as well as her nieces, nephews, students, and friends, as she served the Lord in all that she did. Her family and friends will remember her as a warm and caring person who willingly served the needs of others.
A time of visitation will be held on Friday, August 31, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Ten Mile Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial be made to Southeastern Hospice House, 1100 Pine Run Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358.
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