EARLINE JONES

October 2, 1941 - November 7, 2011

Earline Jones, 70, of Kankakee, departed her life, Monday, November 7, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. until time of Funeral Services at 11:00 A.M. at Lax Mortuary. Reverend Ronald Bartlett will officiate. Burial will be in Mound Grove Gardens of Memory. Earline â€Å"Sista†Jones was born October 2, 1941 in Clinton, KY to Bailey and Annie Lee Smith Hayes. She was educated through the Hickman County Public School District. She moved to Kankakee in April of 1968 and worked various jobs before gaining employment with Shapiro Developmental Center in 1981 from which she retired in December 1999. Earline was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, niece, aunt, cousin, and friend to everyone. She was always willing to help anyone that she could. She loved spending time with her family, watching Wheel of Fortune, QVC, HSN, and doing her puzzle books. She leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters , Sheila Hayes of Paducah, KY, Margaret (Fodie) Hayes of Kankakee, IL and Charlene Jones of Milwaukee, WI; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Teresa (Shawnna) Jones of Kankakee, IL; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Bailey and Evalene Hayes of Hickman, KY and Luther Hayes of Kankakee, IL; one aunt, Minnie Williams of Kankakee, IL; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; special friend, Reno Dillard of Kankakee, IL and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Timothy Jones; two sisters, Geraldine Hayes and Betty Jo Wilson; one brother, George Ray Hayes one nephew and one niece.