Teacher
Daughter of John Henry Taylor
and Pearl (Matthews) Taylor
Maternal granddaughter of
Essie Matthews # 257579444 and
Ida (Johnson) Matthews
Married Perkins S. Jones
Their children include:
==============================================
Dr. Linda F. Jones-Turner (C.A.)
Dr. Perkins S. Jones Jr. (Sheila)
Visitation and Funeral Services were on May 9, 2020
at the Ruby Funeral Services & Crematories in Springfield,
Illinois. Interment followed in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
CDC guidelines will be followed allowing only ten (or
fewer) people at a time (per Covid guidelines at the time).
Ruby Funeral Home Memorial page
==============================================
Sunrise: September 12, 1924
Sunset: April 27, 2020
Alma Bernadine Taylor was born in Crenshaw,
Mississippi, the daughter of John Henry and Pearl
Matthews Taylor. She was preceded in death by
her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
At an early age she accepted Christ and united
with Holly Groove Baptist Church in Crenshaw.
She received early education in Crenshaw,
Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee and earned
the Bachelors and Master's degrees from Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. She also did
considerable post graduate studies.
She married Perkins S. Jones Sr. of Rose Hill,
Mississippi. To this union two children were born
– Perkins Jr. and Linda Faith. Perkins Sr. preceded
her in death.
Alma traveled extensively, enjoyed teaching and
was an educator for more than 40 years. Her
teaching career was in the public schools of
Cumberland, Maryland and a Demonstration
Teacher in the Laboratory schools of Tuskegee
Institute and Alcorn A&M College. She spent more
than 20 years as a Teacher and Reading Specialist
at Washington Middle School in Springfield, IL. She
worked two terms as a Commissioner of the Education
Council.
After retirement she gave freely of herself, quietly
volunteering: Literacy Tutor at Lawrence Education
Center; St. Johns Hospital Interfaith Caregiver;
"Meals on Wheels"; A.A.R.P. Lobbyist; S.I.U. School
of Medicine Geriatric Mentor and Literacy Tutor in
Woodbridge, VA.
She was a member of Zion Baptist Church prior to
relocating to Woodbridge, VA where she united with
First Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Life member of N.A.A.C.P.
and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; A founding member of
the local Springfield, IL chapters of United Negro College
Fund and A.K.A. Sorority and a member of Springfield
Urban League...
Daughter of John Henry Taylor
and Pearl (Matthews) Taylor
Maternal granddaughter of
Essie Matthews # 257579444 and
Ida (Johnson) Matthews
Married Perkins S. Jones
Their children include:
==============================================
Dr. Linda F. Jones-Turner (C.A.)
Dr. Perkins S. Jones Jr. (Sheila)
Visitation and Funeral Services were on May 9, 2020
at the Ruby Funeral Services & Crematories in Springfield,
Illinois. Interment followed in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
CDC guidelines will be followed allowing only ten (or
fewer) people at a time (per Covid guidelines at the time).
Ruby Funeral Home Memorial page
==============================================
Sunrise: September 12, 1924
Sunset: April 27, 2020
Alma Bernadine Taylor was born in Crenshaw,
Mississippi, the daughter of John Henry and Pearl
Matthews Taylor. She was preceded in death by
her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
At an early age she accepted Christ and united
with Holly Groove Baptist Church in Crenshaw.
She received early education in Crenshaw,
Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee and earned
the Bachelors and Master's degrees from Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. She also did
considerable post graduate studies.
She married Perkins S. Jones Sr. of Rose Hill,
Mississippi. To this union two children were born
– Perkins Jr. and Linda Faith. Perkins Sr. preceded
her in death.
Alma traveled extensively, enjoyed teaching and
was an educator for more than 40 years. Her
teaching career was in the public schools of
Cumberland, Maryland and a Demonstration
Teacher in the Laboratory schools of Tuskegee
Institute and Alcorn A&M College. She spent more
than 20 years as a Teacher and Reading Specialist
at Washington Middle School in Springfield, IL. She
worked two terms as a Commissioner of the Education
Council.
After retirement she gave freely of herself, quietly
volunteering: Literacy Tutor at Lawrence Education
Center; St. Johns Hospital Interfaith Caregiver;
"Meals on Wheels"; A.A.R.P. Lobbyist; S.I.U. School
of Medicine Geriatric Mentor and Literacy Tutor in
Woodbridge, VA.
She was a member of Zion Baptist Church prior to
relocating to Woodbridge, VA where she united with
First Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Life member of N.A.A.C.P.
and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; A founding member of
the local Springfield, IL chapters of United Negro College
Fund and A.K.A. Sorority and a member of Springfield
Urban League...
Teacher
Daughter of John Henry Taylor
and Pearl (Matthews) Taylor
Maternal granddaughter of
Essie Matthews # 257579444 and
Ida (Johnson) Matthews
Married Perkins S. Jones
Their children include:
==============================================
Dr. Linda F. Jones-Turner (C.A.)
Dr. Perkins S. Jones Jr. (Sheila)
Visitation and Funeral Services were on May 9, 2020
at the Ruby Funeral Services & Crematories in Springfield,
Illinois. Interment followed in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
CDC guidelines will be followed allowing only ten (or
fewer) people at a time (per Covid guidelines at the time).
Ruby Funeral Home Memorial page
==============================================
Sunrise: September 12, 1924
Sunset: April 27, 2020
Alma Bernadine Taylor was born in Crenshaw,
Mississippi, the daughter of John Henry and Pearl
Matthews Taylor. She was preceded in death by
her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
At an early age she accepted Christ and united
with Holly Groove Baptist Church in Crenshaw.
She received early education in Crenshaw,
Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee and earned
the Bachelors and Master's degrees from Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. She also did
considerable post graduate studies.
She married Perkins S. Jones Sr. of Rose Hill,
Mississippi. To this union two children were born
– Perkins Jr. and Linda Faith. Perkins Sr. preceded
her in death.
Alma traveled extensively, enjoyed teaching and
was an educator for more than 40 years. Her
teaching career was in the public schools of
Cumberland, Maryland and a Demonstration
Teacher in the Laboratory schools of Tuskegee
Institute and Alcorn A&M College. She spent more
than 20 years as a Teacher and Reading Specialist
at Washington Middle School in Springfield, IL. She
worked two terms as a Commissioner of the Education
Council.
After retirement she gave freely of herself, quietly
volunteering: Literacy Tutor at Lawrence Education
Center; St. Johns Hospital Interfaith Caregiver;
"Meals on Wheels"; A.A.R.P. Lobbyist; S.I.U. School
of Medicine Geriatric Mentor and Literacy Tutor in
Woodbridge, VA.
She was a member of Zion Baptist Church prior to
relocating to Woodbridge, VA where she united with
First Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Life member of N.A.A.C.P.
and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; A founding member of
the local Springfield, IL chapters of United Negro College
Fund and A.K.A. Sorority and a member of Springfield
Urban League...
Daughter of John Henry Taylor
and Pearl (Matthews) Taylor
Maternal granddaughter of
Essie Matthews # 257579444 and
Ida (Johnson) Matthews
Married Perkins S. Jones
Their children include:
==============================================
Dr. Linda F. Jones-Turner (C.A.)
Dr. Perkins S. Jones Jr. (Sheila)
Visitation and Funeral Services were on May 9, 2020
at the Ruby Funeral Services & Crematories in Springfield,
Illinois. Interment followed in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
CDC guidelines will be followed allowing only ten (or
fewer) people at a time (per Covid guidelines at the time).
Ruby Funeral Home Memorial page
==============================================
Sunrise: September 12, 1924
Sunset: April 27, 2020
Alma Bernadine Taylor was born in Crenshaw,
Mississippi, the daughter of John Henry and Pearl
Matthews Taylor. She was preceded in death by
her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
At an early age she accepted Christ and united
with Holly Groove Baptist Church in Crenshaw.
She received early education in Crenshaw,
Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee and earned
the Bachelors and Master's degrees from Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. She also did
considerable post graduate studies.
She married Perkins S. Jones Sr. of Rose Hill,
Mississippi. To this union two children were born
– Perkins Jr. and Linda Faith. Perkins Sr. preceded
her in death.
Alma traveled extensively, enjoyed teaching and
was an educator for more than 40 years. Her
teaching career was in the public schools of
Cumberland, Maryland and a Demonstration
Teacher in the Laboratory schools of Tuskegee
Institute and Alcorn A&M College. She spent more
than 20 years as a Teacher and Reading Specialist
at Washington Middle School in Springfield, IL. She
worked two terms as a Commissioner of the Education
Council.
After retirement she gave freely of herself, quietly
volunteering: Literacy Tutor at Lawrence Education
Center; St. Johns Hospital Interfaith Caregiver;
"Meals on Wheels"; A.A.R.P. Lobbyist; S.I.U. School
of Medicine Geriatric Mentor and Literacy Tutor in
Woodbridge, VA.
She was a member of Zion Baptist Church prior to
relocating to Woodbridge, VA where she united with
First Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Life member of N.A.A.C.P.
and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; A founding member of
the local Springfield, IL chapters of United Negro College
Fund and A.K.A. Sorority and a member of Springfield
Urban League...
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