June 24, 2024, 75, Goldsboro —

Brenda Kaye Jones, 75, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at Willow Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro with Reverend Donald Daniels officiating.  Interment will follow at Pikeville Cemetery.  The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the funeral home.

Ms. Jones was born in Wayne County on December 9, 1948, to the late Berry Major and Mattie Pearce Jones.  She was a valued employee of Barry’s of Goldsboro for nearly 20 years.  Ms. Jones loved her pets, especially her many cats, and was an avid gardener.

She is survived by her sister, Vonnie Bailey of Princeton; her sister-in-law, Sally Jones of Goldsboro; her special nephews who were like her sons, Leotis Jones (Theresa) of Pikeville and Randy Jones (Jaime) of Goldsboro and their son, Benjamin; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Jones was preceded in death by her sisters, Rachel Allen, Allene Harris, Hilda Gurley, Otena Quinn, Myrtle Holland, Nellie Enciso, and Linda Jones, and two brothers, Elvin Jones and David Jones.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.