Martha Jane Chambers Jones Obituary (1923

Mrs. Martha Jane Chambers Jones, age 89, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on February 4, 1923 in Rockhold, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late, Bailey and Nanny Harp Chambers. She was raised in Kentucky and attended school there. On December 11, 1937 in Disney, Kentucky, Martha was united in marriage to Woodrow Jones. This happy union was blessed with three daughters and three sons. Martha and Woodrow celebrated seventy one years of marriage together until his death on August 6, 2009. Martha and Woodrow moved to Scott County in 1953 and then to Jefferson County in 1959. Martha was employed as a psychiatric attendant with the Madison State Hospital, retiring after 21 years of service. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. Martha and Woodrow resided in St. Cloud, Florida for ten years and help to build and found the Eastern Boulevard Baptist Church. After moving back to Jefferson County they became members of the Hanover Baptist Church. Martha enjoyed working in her church, devoting time to her family, gardening and sharing with her family and friends. Martha died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 7:05 a.m. at the Bee Hive Assisted Living in Scottsburg, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Martha will be missed by her loving daughters: Gail Jones and her husband, Carl of Madison, Indiana, Betty Jett of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Gwendolyn Reichenbach of Jeffersonville, Indiana; her loving sons: Tommy Jones and his wife, Della of Corydon, Indiana, Terry Kenneth Jones and his wife, Maureen of Melbourne, Florida; her sister: Dorothy Cloud of Dayton, Ohio; 17-grandchildren; 26-great grandchildren; 7-great great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bailey & Nanny Harp Chambers; her husband, Woodrow Jones died, August 6, 2009; her son, Gregory Warren Jones; her sisters, Myrtle Newman and Flora King; her brother, Elbert Chambers; her sons in law, Ronald Reichenbach and David Jett. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., by the Rev. J.D. Traylor at Hanover Baptist Church, 151 West Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Hanover Baptist Church, 151 West Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hanover Baptist Church Building Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Martha Jane Chambers Jones, please click here to visit our sympathy store.