Eva "Granny" Jones Obituary (1916 - 2016)

Eva "Granny" Jones, 99, of Tower Hill died Friday, March 18, 2016 in Tower Hill. She was born April 10, 1916 in Herrick, IL, the daughter of the late Evan Arthur Humphrey Keziah Jane Wall Walker. Eva attended Oak Grove School for 8 years and graduated on April 29, 1932. She lived in Herrick, Pana and Tower Hill. She had cared for her brothers and sisters, mother and her in-laws, besides working several jobs while raising her family. She had worked in restaurants including Pana Country Club, the glove factory and at Mallory's for 18 years. She worked two jobs for 5 years in order to be able to put electricity into her home for her family. For 5 years she also cleaned the church on weekends. After moving to Tower Hill in 1951, Granny raised and sold chickens, eggs and produce from her garden, always one of the best gardens around. She was an excellent seamstress and sewed not only for her family, but for other people. She loved entertaining. She was instrumental in putting on plays in Herrick and later in Tower Hill. She was an icon in the Herrick, Cowden, Pana and Tower Hill parades. Granny had been an active member of Tower Hill Christian Church since 1953. Eva Walker and Victor M. Wallace were married on October 6, 1933 in Vandalia, IL. They were later divorced. She married Lloyd Thomas Jones on October 19, 1953 in Shelbyville, IL. He died November 30, 1975. Granny is survived by her sons: Norman (Norma Jean) Wallace, Tower Hill, IL and Sherman (Charlotte) Wallace, Orlando, FL; 14 grandchildren: David McFarland, Candy Phillips, Tina Voudrie, Sherry Bell, Terry Fry, Daniel Wallace, Timmy Wallace, Jeri Ray Carrell, Takina Barnes, Denise Bagley, Twila Ginger, Deanna Jones, Tony Wallace, Teresea Wallace; 32 great grandchildren: Carrie Collins, Chet Phillips, Derek McFarland, John Wallace, Babette Schlum, Sabrina Bardner, John Barnes II, Samantha Taylor, Tyler Carrell, David Wallace, Joshua Barnes, Paige Wallace, Nichole McMillen, Amanda Vogel, Randi Julius, Justin Barnes, Spenser Carrell, Caleb Coss, Ranea Julius, Sara Jo Mosely, Devan Coss, Elizabeth Wallace, Allison Rosenswipe, Timothy Wallace, Connor Voudrie, Jake Bagley, Tallulah Jones, Brian Ginger, Vance Bagley, Augusta Jones, Christian Bagley, Shanda Harvey; 30 great-great-grandchildren: Hasha Beard, Cheyenne File, Skyler Wallace, Ahsten Wallace, Grace McFarland, Emma McFarland, Blake File, Victoria Decker, Lydia McFarland, Cole File, Jonnie Wallace, Matthew McFarland, Mariah Decker, Lila Wallace, Darin Vogel, Olivia Strohl, Abigail Vogel, Kyleigh Vogel, Olivia McFarland, Owen McFarland, Parker Carrell, Lily Schlum, Dragan Wallace, Autumn Barnes, Michael Barnes, Charlotte Wallace, Abygail Wallace, Kara Neal, Kylee Buerk, and Trenton Buerk; sisters-in-law, Velma Robertson Jean Walker; and several nieces nephews. Besides her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by her daughters Juaniette Louise McFarland and Lillian Joyce Reynolds; grandsons: Rodney Lynn Reynolds and Victor "Tiger" Eugene Wallace; great grandchildren: Brandon Burrell Hinton Branson Benton Hinton, and Daniel Edmondson; and 11 brothers sisters: Nelson Arthur, Glen Humphrey, Ethel Francis, Howard Evan, Minnie Jane, Mary Ann, Myrtle, Florence, Bill, Clarence Albert, and Clyde. Funeral Information Visitation will be Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Tower Hill Christian Church from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 24, 2016 in Tower Hill Christian Church at 12:00 noon with Pastor Derrick Ritchie officiating. Burial will be in Tower Hill Cemetery.