Deborah Jean Jones

Miss Deborah Jean Jones, 48, of Jones Creek Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 in the Emory University Hospital following an extended illness.

Miss Jones was born on Aug. 20, 1958 in Vero Beach, Fla., the daughter of Dallas Cecil Jones and Janie Lou Spear Jones. She had been employed as an LPN Para Pro with the Union County School system. She had an Associate Degree and was working on her Bachelors Degree on teaching special need children. Deborah was a Sunday School Teacher and was a member of the House of Prayer Church.

Surviving Miss Jones are her father and mother, Dallas and Janie Jones of Blairsville; brother and sister-in-law, Dallas Reece and Patricia Jones of Blairsville; sisters and brother-in-law, Karan Jones of Blue Ridge, Lois and Jerry Rich of Blairsville; nieces and nephews, Melissa Standridge, Grant Earl,

L/CPL Chad Earl, Jessica Jones, Trevor Jones and Kelly Jones; four great nieces and nephews;

many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services

were held Tuesday, Sept.

19, 2006 at 11 a.m. from

the House of Prayer

Church with the Rev. Jerry

Helton and Dr. Tom Jordan officiating. Special music was presented by the House of Prayer Church choir. Pallbearers were Paul Holliday, Jeff Jefferson, Chris Busbee, Ed Durbin, Mike Hodges and Tommy Murphy. Honorary pallbearer was Nelson LeCroy. Interment followed in the House of Prayer Church Cemetery.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.