"The race is not given to the swift nor the battle to the strong; but to the one who endurth to the end." Ecclesiastes 9:11

Mrs. Earline Frazier Jones was born April 27, 1927 to the late Seymor Frazier and Martha Frazier. She went home to be with Jesus on April 21, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center after an extended period of illness.

She was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church where she was a member of the Senior Choir. Mrs. Jones was a retired employee of North Carolina Baptist Medical Center.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C. Jones, Sr.; a brother, Rainey Chandler; and a sister, Mary Nelson Martin.

She leaves to cherish her memories five children, Joseph (Carolyn) Jones, Jr., James (Ruthie) Jones, Leitha "Gail" Jones, Benjamin Bernard (Kimberly) Jones, and Charlene (James) Hill; eleven grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; a devoted granddaughter, LaRhonda Jones; a nephew, Fate Martin; a devoted friend, Doris Hairston; and a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 12noon Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Myrick officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory, Walkertown, NC. The family visitation will be held from 11am until 12noon on Saturday at the Chapel.