Peggy Queen Jones, 79, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
She was born March 2, 1939 in Asheville, N.C. and lived most of her young life in Hoboken, Ga., where she was the captain of the girls basketball team. She married Robert P. Jones on June 6, 1957 and they moved to Fernandina Beach in 1958.
Her family remembers her as one of the hardest-working women you would ever meet and nothing was too difficult for her to tackle. Peggy was self-employed, owning a cleaning company, and she also painted houses. She was also a beautician at Beach Beauty Salon for a while and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Mabel Queen; her brothers, Jimmy, Johnny, Rex, and Mitchell; and a sister, Syble.
She leaves behind her husband of 61 years, Robert P. Jones; her daughters, Robin Jones and Debby Portier of Fernandina Beach; sisters, Shirley (Major) Knippers of Nahunta, Ga. and Dorothy (Carroll) Cox of Brunswick, Ga.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Queen of Everett, Wash.; grandchildren, Bobby (Gina) Fertgus, Angel Portier and Rowdy Portier, all of Fernandina Beach; and four great-grandchildren, Josh, Sarah, Lydia and Bobby.
Services were at 11 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2018 in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard with Reverend Pat Ennis officiating. The family received friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at Oxley-Heard. She was laid to rest in Hoboken Cemetery in Hoboken with Reverend Hilton Morgan officiating.
The family requests that memorials be made in her name to Families in Transition (FIT), c/o Nassau County School Board, 1201 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina beach, FL 32034.
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Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors