John 11:25-26 " Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Kathleen McGee Jones (Kat), the youngest daughter of the late Foster McGee and Zilpha Brown McGee was born on July 2, 1923 in Statesville, NC. She peacefully entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Flushing Hospital following a period of failing health.
Kathleen attended Iredell County Schools and was the first in the family to graduate from Unity High School in 1943. She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the first Usher Board of Knox Grove Baptist Church in Cleveland, N.C.., then after her High School graduation, she attended Beauty School in Winston-Salem, N.C., and worked as a hairdresser for a short period of time.
Kathleen performed her patriotic duties, during the second war, by working for RJ Reynolds Company in N.C., and after the war she relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she worked various jobs, and there she met her husband, Lawrence P. Jones, whom she married in June 1947, and their daughter was born, Sandra G. Jones, in May 1948. Kathleen worked at H&S Finishing Products in Brooklyn, N.Y., as a packer for fifteen years before deciding to take on a new role as Accounting Clerk for AT&T she had a thriving AVON business which she continued for a period of time after retiring, ordering products for family and friends, until ill health prevented her from continuing.
Kathleen joined St. Luke Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Roy L. Gilmore where she was a faithful member, and upon her retirement, she loved gardening in her backyard and volunteering at St. Luke Cathedral kitchen and pantry where she made lifelong friends.
Kathleen is survived by her older sister, Hazel McGee Nicholson and her husband Lawrence P. Jones.
Kathleen is survived by her daughter, Sandra G. Jones, of Queens Village, N.Y., her niece, Thayis M. Nicholson, of Sicklerville, N.J., and a host of cousins, friends, and extended family.
Due to inclement weather, the graveside service arrangements for Mrs. Jones, has been postponed