Dr Gloria Jones Deese Simmons

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Birth: Feb. 25, 1931 Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Death: Jan. 24, 1990 Wake County North Carolina, USA

Gloria was the daughter of Alton Bruce and Aggie Nora Revels Jones. Her first marriage was to Dannie Edward Deese, Sr.

• **NOTE: In 1952, she received a degree from what is presently known as the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. In July 2007, the Heritage Walk was dedicated to serve as a permanent monument to all of the university's graduates from 1905 to 1954. Gloria was honored by having her name engraved on a brick in the Heritage Walk walkway in front of Old Main, the oldest building on the campus.

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Parents:

*Alton Bruce Jones (1904 - 1981)

• Aggie Nora Revels Phelps (1909 - 1972)

Spouse:

*Dannie Edward Deese (1921 - 1954)

Children:

*Dannie Edward Deese (1954 - 1987)*

Inscription:

Those who have given of themselves to others live forever within the hearts of those they've reached

(backside) Daughter of

• Alton B. Jones, Sr.
• Aggie N. Revels

Mother of

• Dannie E. Deese, Jr.
• William T. Simmons
• James C. Simmons
• Stephanie Deese

Sister of

• Alton B. Jones, Jr.
• James G. Jones
• Larry P. Jones
• Janice Jones
  • *NOTE: The name of her brother, Ray Jones, is not engraved on her headstone.

Burial: Lowry Family Cemetery Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Created by: melanie Record added: Apr 30, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89387936