BEDFORD – Dixie Joy Jones, 71, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital.
Born October 3, 1948, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Charles R. and Tava K. (Bruner) Elkins. She married Daniel Dale Jones July 18, 1969.
Dixie was a high school teacher for 35 years at Covenant Christian School and each student was special to her. Dixie was a minister’s wife, loved her family, and was a member of Grace Tabernacle Apostolic Church.
Surviving:
husband,
Daniel Jones of Bedford
children, Nicholas Rey Jones of Bloomington
Angela Ellyn Jones of Bedford
Katrina Danielle Jones of Indianapolis
siblings,
Dexter Jed (Sue) Elkins of Bloomington
Douglas Jerome (Nanette) Elkins of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Duffe Jose (Krista) Elkins of Bloomington
Her parents preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Reverend Robert Akers officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
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