DOROTHY ANN JONES-GROOMS
Funeral services for Dorothy Ann Jones-Grooms will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church USA, 9124 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, with Pastor Alonza A. Washington officiating and the Rev. Dr. Franklin Colclough as eulogist. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
The public may view from 1 to 8 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St.,Sumter.
Mrs. Grooms will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for further viewing until the hour of service.
Mrs. Grooms, 77, transitioned on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Lithonia, Georgia.
She was born in Clarendon County to the late Edward and Sarah Jane Frierson Jones. She was the widow of Willie L. Grooms. Dorothy was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and was a graduate of Eastern High School. Her Christian faith began at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She relocated to New York City, enlisted in the United States Army Reserve and was honorably discharged in 1976. Afterwards, she resided in Columbia and became a faithful member at the Northminster Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Grooms worked as a nursing assistant at several hospitals in the Columbia area. Her generosity of spirit and devotion left an indelible mark on all those she served.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two siblings, Thomas A. Jones and Louvenia Jones Henry.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherrill Theressa (Alvin) Jones-Rucker of Lithonia, Georgia; a son, the Rev. Dr. Greg B. Jones of New York, New York; three grandsons, Malcolm, Marcus and Everett; six siblings, James E. (Dorothy) Jones of Dallas, Georgia, Flossie Jones Delaney of Lithonia, Eva L. Jones Thomas of Columbia, Samuel H. (Debra) Jones of Eastover, Virginia Jones Washington of Eastover and Saul E. (Gwendolyn) Jones of Fort Washington, Maryland; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Condolences may be made on her tribute page at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com
Professional services rendered by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.