Gladys Marie Jones, 89, of Hamlet, passed away Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond.
She was born Nov. 29, 1935 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Donald Frank Jones and Alta Ruth Cobb Jones.
Gladys worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for more than 40 years. She served in several capacities throughout her career in various medical facilities.
Gladys knew and loved her Savior, Jesus Christ and served Him faithfully for over 70 years. She was a dedicated member of Temple Baptist Church in Rockingham. She thoroughly enjoyed playing the piano and singing Christian hymns for her family and friends. Gladys cherished time spent with her family and was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Benjamin Kirby Jones II.
Left to cherish her memories are her sons, B.K. Jones III of Hamlet and Brett Jones (Bonnie) of Venice, Florida; grandchildren, Benjamin Jones IV (Faith), Julie Anna Adams (Austen), Justin Jones (Laura) and Jessica Ensminger (Phillip); great-grandchild, Lilah May Adams, and baby Baylor Dean Adams due in September 2025; brother, Donald Frank Jones Jr. (Eleanor) of Wilson; and sisters, Joyce Washicosky and Diane Clancy (Norm), both of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Gail McClellan of Dedham, Maine.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at Harrington Funeral Home, Hamlet.
The funeral service will immediately follow visitation, beginning at noon, in the chapel of Harrington Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joey Byrd officiating. Burial will follow at Jones Family Cemetery, Lilesville.
Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, 165 Airport Road, Rockingham, NC 28379.
Harrington Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at harringtofuneralhome.com.
