Ameldia Sue Jones

Ameldia Sue Jones, age 85 of Puryear, formerly of Cleveland, TN, passed away
Sunday, October 5, 2025, at WTH Henry Co. Hospital. Her funeral service will be
held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at McEvoy Funeral Home, with
Rev. Melissa Worthey of the First Presbyterian Church of Paris officiating. Burial
will follow in Walker Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 11:00 AM on
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, prior to the service.
Ameldia Sue Jones was born on October 14, 1939, in Cleveland, TN, to the late
William Howard and Mary Louise Gibson Jones.
Sue was active in the FCE Homemakers Club and a member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, TN. She was the Assistant Director of Nursing
at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Cleveland, TN, and the Past President of the
Tennessee Nursing Association and the Pilot Club in Cleveland, TN. She had
numerous interests, including painting, arts & crafts, gardening, and travel.
Sue is survived by her sister, Lois (Bob) Smith of Puryear, TN, and numerous
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Besides her parents, Sue was also preceded in death by her brother, R.H. Ballard.
Memorials for Ms. Jones may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.