Valerie Thorn Jones, 66, died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her home in Germantown, TN. Valerie was born at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN on August 18, 1951 to Doss Eugene “Gene” Thorn and Ernestine Whitaker Thorn. She grew up in Memphis with her younger sister, Velma, and attended the Hutchison School in Memphis. Valerie graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (now, Rhodes College) and later earned a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Memphis.
She married her first husband, Richard Jones Jr., in 1972 and was the loving mother to their three children – Marion, Richard III, and EugeneThorn. Valerie married her second husband, Jeff Martin, on August 19, 2017.
Valerie began a lifelong career in education teaching middle schoolers at the Innsworth School in Nashville, TN. She was the Director of College Counseling and the AP Psychology instructor at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis prior to her retirement in June 2017, having been a member of the CBHS faculty for twenty-seven years. Valerie was a beloved fixture in the CBHS community, and was widely esteemed for the genuine interest she took in the lives of her students and their personal well-being, which often extended to their families and friends over the years.
Valerie was a kind and generous person of high character, and was well-known for her fair and patient dealings with others. Valerie was also known for her piano playing and the gourmet desserts she often prepared for family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who came to know her, especially family, friends and the CBHS community. Valerie is survived by her husband, Jeff Hampton Martin of Germantown, Tennessee and her three children. She is also survived by her two step-children and her three step-grandchildren.
The family also requests that any contributions be made to Christian Brothers High School, Church of The Holy Communion, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
She married her first husband, Richard Jones Jr., in 1972 and was the loving mother to their three children – Marion, Richard III, and EugeneThorn. Valerie married her second husband, Jeff Martin, on August 19, 2017.
Valerie began a lifelong career in education teaching middle schoolers at the Innsworth School in Nashville, TN. She was the Director of College Counseling and the AP Psychology instructor at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis prior to her retirement in June 2017, having been a member of the CBHS faculty for twenty-seven years. Valerie was a beloved fixture in the CBHS community, and was widely esteemed for the genuine interest she took in the lives of her students and their personal well-being, which often extended to their families and friends over the years.
Valerie was a kind and generous person of high character, and was well-known for her fair and patient dealings with others. Valerie was also known for her piano playing and the gourmet desserts she often prepared for family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who came to know her, especially family, friends and the CBHS community. Valerie is survived by her husband, Jeff Hampton Martin of Germantown, Tennessee and her three children. She is also survived by her two step-children and her three step-grandchildren.
The family also requests that any contributions be made to Christian Brothers High School, Church of The Holy Communion, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Valerie Thorn Jones, 66, died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her home in Germantown, TN. Valerie was born at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN on August 18, 1951 to Doss Eugene “Gene” Thorn and Ernestine Whitaker Thorn. She grew up in Memphis with her younger sister, Velma, and attended the Hutchison School in Memphis. Valerie graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (now, Rhodes College) and later earned a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Memphis.
She married her first husband, Richard Jones Jr., in 1972 and was the loving mother to their three children – Marion, Richard III, and EugeneThorn. Valerie married her second husband, Jeff Martin, on August 19, 2017.
Valerie began a lifelong career in education teaching middle schoolers at the Innsworth School in Nashville, TN. She was the Director of College Counseling and the AP Psychology instructor at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis prior to her retirement in June 2017, having been a member of the CBHS faculty for twenty-seven years. Valerie was a beloved fixture in the CBHS community, and was widely esteemed for the genuine interest she took in the lives of her students and their personal well-being, which often extended to their families and friends over the years.
Valerie was a kind and generous person of high character, and was well-known for her fair and patient dealings with others. Valerie was also known for her piano playing and the gourmet desserts she often prepared for family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who came to know her, especially family, friends and the CBHS community. Valerie is survived by her husband, Jeff Hampton Martin of Germantown, Tennessee and her three children. She is also survived by her two step-children and her three step-grandchildren.
The family also requests that any contributions be made to Christian Brothers High School, Church of The Holy Communion, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
She married her first husband, Richard Jones Jr., in 1972 and was the loving mother to their three children – Marion, Richard III, and EugeneThorn. Valerie married her second husband, Jeff Martin, on August 19, 2017.
Valerie began a lifelong career in education teaching middle schoolers at the Innsworth School in Nashville, TN. She was the Director of College Counseling and the AP Psychology instructor at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis prior to her retirement in June 2017, having been a member of the CBHS faculty for twenty-seven years. Valerie was a beloved fixture in the CBHS community, and was widely esteemed for the genuine interest she took in the lives of her students and their personal well-being, which often extended to their families and friends over the years.
Valerie was a kind and generous person of high character, and was well-known for her fair and patient dealings with others. Valerie was also known for her piano playing and the gourmet desserts she often prepared for family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who came to know her, especially family, friends and the CBHS community. Valerie is survived by her husband, Jeff Hampton Martin of Germantown, Tennessee and her three children. She is also survived by her two step-children and her three step-grandchildren.
The family also requests that any contributions be made to Christian Brothers High School, Church of The Holy Communion, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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