Pauline Yates Jones

Mrs. Edith Pauline Jones, 77, of Davis Ridge, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 20, 2020 in her home in Chester, VA. She was born on March 25, 1943 to the late Hershel and Wealthy Yates. In 1949, her father, Hershel, was killed in a fire and her mother, Wealthy, moved their family to a farm.
When she turned ten, they moved the Clinchgo, VA, and her mother remarried. In 1961 Pauline graduated from Hayside High School and after she graduated, she then moved to Richmond, VA. In Richmond she met her husband, Larry Jones, and they married on July 14th, 1962. At that time, she was working for a telephone company as they started their life together until she went to work for Chesterfield Credit Union. She worked as a loan officer at the Credit Union for 25 years until her retirement in 2006.
Pauline raised two children, in Chesterfield county, going to sporting events, school events, and cooking delicious home meals for her family and her children’s friends. Saturday nights was her favorite since it was home made pizza nights for her family and all the school kids knew they could stop by anytime. She was also known to take her children out after dinner to get snowball cakes and some candy. She was an avid gardener and loved flowers, especially roses. She enjoyed birdwatching with cardinals and hummingbirds being her favorite. Pauline was incredibly involved with Salem Baptist Church, for 40 years.
Pauline is proceeded in death by her siblings Gaither Yates, Bob Yates, Bonnie Belcher, Betty Foster.
Pauline is survived by her loving husband Larry Jones, daughter Michelle Cundiff (Layne), son Dean Jones(April), sister Sue Delaney, Grandkids: Nick Cundiff, Sarah Cundiff, Haley Jones, Dawson Jones.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday July 27th, 2020 at the Chester Chapel of J. T. Morriss and Son funeral home. Internment will follow at Dale Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family requests attendees to practice social distancing, wear a mask and dress casual.
The funeral will also be live streamed and can be viewed by visiting https://www.jtmorriss.com/ and clicking on the obituary link for Pauline Jones.