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Obituary for THELMA A. JONES
Thelma Arnetta Jones departed this life on the morning of December 15, 2018 at the Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Arnetta, as she was affectionately known by many, was born on December 20, 1928 to the late David and Isabella Green of Sunderland, Maryland. She received her education in Calvert County. After high school she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for Bergman's Laundry until her retirement.
She accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of New Samaritan Baptist Church in Washington D.C. where she sang on the Senior Choir and attended until her health began to decline. She was married to Randolph James Jones for 22 years.
Arnetta was a fun-loving person who loved her soap operas, puzzle books and could eat Cheetos every day. She also liked Sandlot Baseball and was known around Gray's Ball Diamond as the "Whistle Lady". She would blow her whistle whenever she felt like blowing it regardless of who was winning or losing.
Arnetta was preceded in death by her brother James Samuel Green and her sister Dorothy Ramona Simms.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her beloved husband Randolph Jones, sons Kelvin Jones and Melvin Jones, daughters Elizabeth Bogans (Reginald) and Sandra Coleman, 6 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren; one aunt Delana Pratt; 3 sisters Juanita Jones, Mary Green and Brenda Jefferson (Oliver); 3 devoted friends, Ruth Gilmore, Irene Wallace and Cleo Smith; 17 nieces and nephews, 25 great nieces and nephews and 19 great great nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
