Mrs. Deborah Conner Jones, elect lady and wife of Rev. Dr. James A. Jones, Jr., went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ at 12:46 PM, Saturday, December 29, 2012, after a lengthy bout with metastic breast cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William H. Conner, Jr. and Frances Madeline Smith, both of Lakeland, Florida.

She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Sarah E. Jones and Lydia R. Jones, of DeRidder, Louisiana; four brothers, William S. Conner of Lakeland, Florida, Stephen D. Conner of Dorchester, South Carolina, Bruce A. Conner of Eagle Lake, Florida, and George E. Conner of Bartow, Florida; and one sister, Terri L. Croft of Lakeland, Florida.

The family will receive friends at the DeRidder Presbyterian Church, 257 Church Street, DeRidder, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 3, 2013, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.  The funeral service will be Friday, January 4, 2013, at 11:00 AM at the church.