Leen L. Jones

Leen L. Jones was born on September 23, 1956, in Demopolis, Alabama. She departed this eternal life on November 12, 2023, at the lovely age of 67. She was the daughter of Joe Charleston and Annie Fulford. Leen was baptized at an early age. She was a faithful member of Sixth Baptist Church where she served on the Pastor Support Team. She was also aCo-founder of “Your” Prayer Line of Demopolis, AL. She was a faithful woman of God and very humbled at her unique relationship with God. She attended Walter L. Cohen High School. Throughout her years, she worked for Churches Chicken, Tastee Donuts, Sugar and Spice, Gift Services of New Orleans, Lil Lu Care Service, and Crossroads Joblink for 23 years up until her demise. Leen was affectionately known by her daughter as “Butterbean”. She was a woman of integrity, very prideful in leading and providing for her family. To know Leen was to love her. She was an incredibly lovable individual, always ready to lend a helping hand, and her contagious smile welcomed everyone she encountered. Whether you were a family member or friend, she served as the glue that held the family together, proudly embracing the role of a BIG SISTER to her siblings. Leen leaves her only child Comma Jones Garrison (Anthony Sr.), to mourn her death, Four Grandchildren; Anthony (AJ) Jr., DaJuan Sr., Tre’ Garrison, Maillia (Mooka) Perry, Five Great-grands: Da Juan Jr., Ma’Kai, Amir, Dakota, and Kase Garrison, Sixteen Sisters and Brothers: Shirley, Iris, Lela Fulford of Virginia, Nancy (Jerry), Barbara, Linda , Annie (Keith), Zola, and Elizabeth Charleston, Johnny (Carolyn), Joe (Peaches), James (Lois), and David Charleston of Detroit, Michigan, Tommy Lewis (Dorothy), Roger, James, Jessie, and Troy Fulford. Honorary family members; Shawanda (Lucky) Renfroe, Carl Renfroe, and Anthony Miller. Childhood friends; Genevieve Zamanillo, Flo Grant, and Claudette McKnight, Godmother of Ashiki Fulford, her only surviving Aunt Annie Mae Mullen and a host of relatives and friends. She was proceeded in death by her late husband George Jones, Sister and brother-in-law; Susie Foucher (David Sr), Kevin Fulford, Great grandkids; Kailee and Amore Garrison. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Service at Sixth Baptist Church, 928 Felicity St, New Orleans, LA 70130 on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 11:00 am. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am until 11:00 am. Interment: Private. Arrangements entrusted to D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 1020 Virgil Street, Gretna, LA 70053. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook, share memories, and condolences to the family.