Doris Lerelene Jones

Published 7:20 pm Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Doris Lerelene Jones went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 18, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Jones; father, Rufus L. Sexton; mother, Alethia Spruill Sexton; and granddaughter, Melanie Meadows DeGroft. 

Lerelene grew up on the Portlock area of Chesapeake, graduated with honors from Portlock High School and attended Radford College and Kee’s Business School. She retired from PERA as a contract specialist after 30 year of service in the Department of the Navy. She was a member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church.

Lerelene has always been a dedicated worker, whether serving her Lord in church or in her government job. She loved her Lord Jesus Christ, her husband, family and church family. She also enjoyed shopping and was always a fashionista. She was loved by all and will be sorely missed.

Lerelene is survived by her daughter, Kathy L. Meadows and husband Jimmy; son, James L. Jones and wife Jeanette; six grandchildren and spouses; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Barbara A. Haywood of Ivor; Shelby J. Christmas and Joan S. Rapier and husband William of Suffolk; and numerous loving nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. M. Ramolia and staff, hospice, and the dedicated employees at the Garden in Magnolia Manor in Smithfield.

A celebration of life service was held May 20 in Mill Swamp Baptist Church, 6329 Mill Swamp Road, Ivor. Sturtevant Funeral Home in Suffolk was in charge.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Mill Swamp Baptist Church Building Fund, 8100 Mill Swamp Road, Ivor, VA 23866.