Odistene Kelley Jones

Odistene Kelley Jones, age 93, of Benton, Arkansas, formerly of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Mrs. Jones was born October 7, 1928, in Texarkana, Texas, and was a lifetime resident of Texarkana. She was a faithful member of Highland Church of Christ and retired from General Telephone Company. She was a very generous person, willing to lend a helping hand. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her family was very precious to her. She also enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. Odistene loved to camp and took hikes outdoors with family and friends in her younger years. She was very much an animal lover and loved her little companion, Bo. She was preceded in death by Walter Jones, her husband of sixty-eight years. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Kelley and Meleah Jones of Denton, Texas; one daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Bill Goff of Benton, Arkansas; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Dodd Autrey of Wake Village, Texas; five grandchildren, Jakeb Goff and his wife Lacey of Texarkana, Arkansas; Nathan Goff and his wife Dara of Nashville, Arkansas, Laci Goff of Benton, Arkansas, Collin Jones and his wife Lyndi of Denton, Texas; and Amy Carver and her husband Casey of Manor, Texas; twelve great-grandchildren, James Goff, Joseph Goff, Macie Goff, Miller Goff, Manning Goff, Marlee Kay Goff, Malachi Goff, Ethan Goff, Edge Goff, Evan Goff, Lorelai Jones, Corbin Jones, and one on the way, and a host of friends and other relatives. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P. M. Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Texarkana Funeral Home 4801 Parkway Drive, Texarkana, Arkansas, with Steve McIntosh and Chris Hooten officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Memorials may be made to St. Jude, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Register online @ www.texarkanafuneralhome.com.