Minerva Gauze Jones

Kentucky native Minerva G. Jones passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the age of 88.

The youngest of 13 children, Minerva was the daughter of the late Roland Gauze and Zilphia Preece Gauze. A member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Taylor County, Minerva was an active participant in her church community. She retired from Houston County Board of Education where she worked for many years in the nutrition department.

In addition to her parents, Minerva was preceded in death by her late husband, Elder Dennis H. Jones and her daughter, Victoria Jones Avant.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, LaDonna Jones Gilbert; grandchildren, Kenneth Wainwright (Amy), Adrienne Hodgkins (Ken), Jessie Gilbert, Matthew Gilbert, Jacob Avant (Shelby), and Sarah McDowell (Dustin), as well as many great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at McCullough Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Magnolia Park Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her late husband. Elder Gary James will officiate. For friends unable to attend at this time, the service will be streamed live via the McCullough Funeral Home Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcculloughfuneralhome/live/.

Learn more about the measures McCullough Funeral Home is taking to ensure the health and safety of our guests at www.mcculloughfh.com. There you can also sign an Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory has the privilege of being entrusted with these arrangements.