Nina Jones

Nina Lee Jones, 79, of Sherwood, AR, passed away Friday, May

26th, quietly in her sleep. She was born in Quitman, AR on September

19th, 1938 to Floyd and Willie Wright.

She was a self made business woman owning Arkansas Industrial

catering, East Port bar, a Diamond Shamrock gas station, several

laundromats and pool halls before becoming the outreach coordinator

for the North Pulaski Baptist Association. She received a

Masters in Ministry from Harding University. After leaving the North

Pulaski Baptist Association, she started driving for the Arkansas

Rice Depot delivering food all over the state of Arkansas with the

Food for Kids Program and working with USDA Food Pantries.

She was an active community member with a heart for service.

She was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church. She will be remembered

as, fiercely loyal and devoted to both her family and her service.

She was preceded in death by her sister June Anderson and is

survived by her brother Rick Wright, daughter Gina Bettis and

granddaughter Kathryn Kellogg.

The family will hold a tree planting service in her honor on her

birthday in the fall. Those who so desire may make memorial donations

in her memory to the Arkansas Rice Depot, 801 W 65th St,

Little Rock, AR 72209.





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