Jackie Marie Farris Jones was born January 2, 1929 in Uvalde, Texas to Robert C. Farris and Dr. Reba Carder Farris. She was raised in Del Rio, Texas and married the late James Frederick Jones on January 27, 1951.
In 1952, Jackie earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with honors from the University of Texas in Austin, where she was chosen 1950 Sweetheart of Alpha Phi and Sweetheart of the University of Texas and 1951 Cotton Bowl Queen.
Mrs. Jones was active in Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., where the family moved in 1957. She spent the last six years in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
She is survived by children, Jim F. Jones Jr., Charisse Jones Moore and Rev. Keith K. Jones, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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