Leola Pettiford Jones Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 8, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Leola Pettiford Jones (Petersburg, Virginia), born in Chesterfield, Virginia. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Leola Pettiford Jones to show support.
She was predeceased by: her siblings, Kate Pettiford Goode, Alice Pettiford Surley, William Herbert "Mantee" Pettiford, Jennie Pettiford Tatum Billings and Shirley Pettiford Dodson; and her son Marcus L. "Quack" Jones.
She is survived by: her children, Gloria O. Pettiford of Petersburg, Theodore A. Jones of College Park, GA, Marcellus T. Jones (Onetha) of Jonesboro, GA, Bryant D. Jones (Crystal) of Chester, VA and Dewey Watkins of Petersburg, VA; her grandchildren, Terrell Pettiford of Petersburg, VA, Kenya Watson of Petersburg, VA, Mark Crocker of Petersburg, VA, Marcello "Arby" Walker of Petersburg, VA, Keisha Watson of Riverdale, GA, Jordan, Jadyn Jones of Chester, VA, Alonzo Sydnor of Greensboro, NC, Shawn Sydnor Moore (Michael) of Greensboro, NC, Michelle Mason of Staten Island, NY, Sonia Mason of Columbia, TN, Kassiem Jones of Braselton, GA, Mandela Jones (Lauren) of Norcross, GA and Omari Jones of Jonesboro, GA; her sister Viola Pettiford Graves of Portsmouth, VA; her brother-in-law Sgt. Theodore Billings (Retired) of Evans, GA; and her friend Jean Fitzgerald Pettiford. She is also survived by great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends.
