Lena Faye (McBeath) Grady Jones

Mrs. Lena Faye McBeath Grady Jones was born to the late Emma Jean Thomas and Leroy McBeath on July 23, 1937, in Philadelphia, MS.

Lena was a God-fearing woman who accepted Christ at an early age.  She received her education and graduated high school from Neshoba County.  During her early adulthood, she moved to Pascagoula, MS with her husband, Heartha Grady.  They raised their family while she worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., and Pascagoula High School, as a cook.  After the death of her husband, Heartha, she then met and continued her family with R. W. Jones, Sr.  They were together 30 years until his sudden death in 1995.  For the majority of her life, Lena was a homemaker and a well-respected woman in her community.  She enjoyed cooking, quilting, fishing, and caring for her children and grandchildren.  She has resided in Moss Point, MS for the past 43 years.

Lena made her transition from earth on October 24, 2021, in the comfort of her home.  She is joined in eternal rest by her grandmother, Carlena Hudson Brantley Thomas Thames; her mother, Emma Jean Thomas; her father, Leroy McBeath; and husbands, Heartha Grady and R.W. Jones, Sr.

Lena leaves her memories and legacy to her nine (9) children:  Jimmy (Louise) Grady of New Orleans, LA, Meaurice Grady of Moss Point, MS, James (Eva) Grady, Sr. of Pascagoula, MS, Mealisa (Kermit McAlpine) Jones of Moss Point, MS, Robert (Tonya) Jones of Hurley, MS, Margaret (Johnny Farmer) Jones of Moss Point, MS and Michael (Chasity) Jones of Moss Point; twenty-eight (28) grandchildren, William (Tina) Sipp, Wynton (Tiona) Grady, Christopher Grady, LeAnn Grady, Maya Grady, Emmanuel Grady, Delisha (Brandon) Bell, Patricia Grady, Will Grady, Carrie Grady, Donna (Chad) Mitchell, James Grady, Jr., AnQeattia Jones, Arica (Cortez) Jones, Monique (Adrian) Cassidy, Dominque Jones, Robert Jones, III, Joshua (Karina) Jones, Jondalyn (Joshua) Morgan, Michaela Jones, DeAngelo Jones, Monica Applewhite, Winter (Daron) Brown, Ashley Davis, Lester Jones, Jr., Luther Jones, Khadejah Jones, and Leslie (Derek) Reddix; forty-four (44) great-grandchildren and four (4) great-great-grandchildren; a devoted life-long friend, Edith Mae Bryant; a loving son-in-law, Eddie Gilmore, Jr.; a multitude of caring neighborhood families, the Abston, McCovery, Wiley, Hill, Shelton, and Kennedy families; a loving sister, Shirley Hayes of Philadelphia, MS, and four (4) nephews, Kerry (Shanetta) Hayes, Tras Hayes, Undreal Hayes, and J.L. Hayes; along with many other relatives and friends that will forever miss her dearly.

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