
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, November 22, 2021 at Colonel Felton Cemetery, 504 South Street, Marshallville, Georgia.
Please be mindful that we will adhere to all government recommendations and mandates at all services at this time. We are limiting graveside seating to no more than 10 with masks being strongly encouraged. Other masked attendees are welcomed but will be expected to practice social distancing.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Ms. Easter Mae Jones was born in Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia on April 5, 1958 to the late Walter H. Jones and the late Bertha Mae Felton Barner. Born into large family she was preceded in death by one sister, Mittie Hooten. She acquired her education from the historic Lamson Richardson Elementary School and her high school education from the historic D. F. Douglass High School of Montezuma, Georgia, class of 1976. She was preceded in death by her loving companion of over 30 years Mr. James Jackson and she was the beloved mother of three children, one son preceded her in death, Gregory Bearden, Jr. She was a devoted member of Spring Hill Baptist Church of Marshallville, Georgia, where she was a faithful member of the choir and kitchen ministries. Her health failed and after twenty five years of dedicated services she retired from Fort Valley State University.
She leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to her very devoted daughters, Kenya Jones, of Perry, Georgia and Jaqueta Jones of Marshallville, Georgia; three grandchildren, Hunter Bearden, Jaiden Hill and Christian Buckner; fifteen siblings, Mary Felton Crocker, Annette Simon, Freddie Bryant (Essie), Donnie Jones (Anna), Melvin Jones (Diana), Sandra Cosby, Blanche Porter (Fredrick), Olivia Barner, Terry Barner, Ricky Rumph (Angel), Deborah Ogburn, Valerie Johnson (Lyndon), Brad Barner (Gloria), Wynell Spivey (Bobby) and Patricia Jones; a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.