Mary Frances Brown Jones

Published 7:24 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Mary Frances Brown Jones passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2019, in Wilmington. She was born on April 20, 1930, in Washington. She graduated from Washington High School in 1948 and from Woman’s College in Greensboro in 1952.

Mary was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the Eastern Star Washington, Chapter No. 7. She taught school for 20 years having taught at Fort Bragg; Bad Tolz, Germany; and Washington City Schools. She worked at Brown Library for 20 years, serving as interim director twice.

In addition to her family and friends, Mary loved playing bridge, reading and cats.

Survivors include daughters Beth Brown Canning and Cathy Brown Steele, both of Wilmington; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She also leaves behind her beloved cat, Kovu.

Memorials may be made to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington, or to Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Washington, North Carolina, on Jan. 4, 2020, at 11 a.m. Arrangements are by Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 S. 41st St., Wilmington.