Mother Ella Pearl Fitzgerald Jones Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 4, 2025, at the age of 97, Mother Ella Pearl Fitzgerald Jones of Reidsville, North Carolina passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mother Ella Pearl Fitzgerald Jones to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ella Pearl Fitzgerald Jones (Heavenly) and James "Jim" Fitzgerald; her spouse Willie David Jones Sr.; her daughter Jean Helen Jones Hawkins; and her siblings, Mary Lou Whitehead, Catherine Waller, Janie Jones, Lorraine Fitzgerald, Annie Fitzgerald, Effie Fitzgerald, Wadelia Anderson, Cordelia Ferrell, John Moses Fitzgerald, Harvey Fitzgerald, Jet Fitzgerald, Dillard Fitzgerald and Clarence Fitzgerald.
She is survived by: her children, Elder Ella Jones Pass (John Wayne), Willie Jones Jr. and Debra Ann Jones; her grandchildren, Katrina Pass Roberts (Eric), Carrie Judd, Jasmine Warren (Jonathan), Tanesha Jones, Jonathan Jones, Erica Herbin and Doug Herbin; her great grandchildren, Eric Roberts, Jr., Kameron Roberts, Jace Roberts of Caleigh Judd, Mi, Aisia Outlaw, Vince Hairston, Jr., Lark Warren and Tahaj Jones; her grandchildren, Shalita Long, Felicia Stephens, Gregory "Gee" Stockton, Ryan Herbin, Antwon Fitzgerald, Tony Gunter Jr. and Jordan Davis; her siblings-in-law, Fannie Jones, Lola Jones, Deacon Robert Jones (Anna), Godfrey Jones (Nellie) and Rev. Joe Louis Robertson; her godchildren, Ellen Herbin and Robert "Hank" Spencer; and her cousins, Altheia Hightower, Ernestine Edwards and Joan Stephens. She is also survived by nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
