Nancy L. Jones, age 79 years, of Deepwater, Missouri passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com

Nancy Lavone Southers Jones was born April 15, 1935 in Huntingdale, Missouri the daughter of Albert and Wilma (Bradley) Southers. She married Homer A. Jones on March 10, 1954 in Huntingdale. To this marriage were born three children; Janet Lee, Sharon Kay, and Larry Dale. They also raised three other nieces and nephews as their own; Monica Lynn, June Kathryn, and Brian Laverne Jones. Nancy worked many years at J.C. Penny, Safeway, Food Barn, Walmart, and even Avon. She loved playing Bingo, fishing, and always sharing a cup of coffee with friends. She cherished their conversations. Nancy was a member of the Clinton Eagles Auxiliary 3667.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, mother and father-in-law, Jack and Beaula Beard, an infant sister who was stillborn, and her brother, A.J. Southers.

Survivors include her husband and son of the home, a daughter, Monica Jones of Dubuque, Iowa, June and her husband, Ronnie Turner of Independence, Missouri, Janet and George Bickell of Higginsville, Missouri, Sharon and Marty McDermed of Odessa, Missouri, and daughter-in-law, Julie Jones of Independence, Missouri, a brother, Joe Southers of Clinton, Missouri, and a sister, Annabelle Breshears of Clinton, Missouri, 10 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.