Quincy Marshall Mills Jones

Quincy Marshall Mills Jones - age 87, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, passed away September 10, 2010 at her home. She is predeceased by her husband, Oliver King Jones, Jr. She was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, on June 29, 1923, to Mary Draper O’Keefe Mills and Frank Coxe Mills. She grew up in Loachapoka, Alabama and Acworth, Georgia. She graduated from Marietta High School in 1940 and met her future husband in Greeneville, where both were attendants at the wedding of her cousin, Arne Susong, to his brother, John M. Jones. She was married on May 16, 1943. Two months later, her husband was sent to the European Theater of Operations for 2½ years. In the meantime, she graduated from Agnes Scott and taught at Acworth High School. After her husband returned from the Army, they moved to Sweetwater, where he was President of Sweetwater Hosiery Mills. She was active in area volunteer civic, religious, and educational affairs. She taught free American Red Cross swimming lessons for many years and headed the county polio drive and Girl Scouts. She was a dedicated volunteer at area nursing homes, and she loved visiting shut-ins and helping others in need. She was active in all phases of work at First Presbyterian Church in Sweetwater and on the presbytery’s Women of the Church council. In 1997, she was one of the founding members of Christ Presbyterian Church in Sweetwater, where she remained active as long as her health allowed. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Jones Underwood (and her husband Paul Underwood) of Atlanta, and her son, Oliver King (Chip) Jones III (and his wife, B.J.), of Roswell, GA; five grandchildren; first cousins Arne Susong Jones of Greeneville, TN, and Dr. Crampton E. Helms of Morristown, TN; and several nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express its enormous gratitude to those who selflessly cared for their mother over the past five years, particularly Jo Anne Fike, Elizabeth Reagon, Peggy Plemons, Cathy Millsaps, Mary Anne Yates, Susanna Hochertz, and the entire staff of Home Health Care of East Tennessee, Inc. and Hospice. In lieu of flowers, friends are requested to send memorials to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org) or the charity of their choice. The family will receive friends at Kyker Funeral Home in Sweetwater on Monday, 9/13, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Sweetwater on Tuesday, 9/14, at 11:00, followed by a private graveside service.

Quincy Marshall Mills Jones

June 29, 1923 - September 10, 2010