Our beloved Rosetta quietly slipped away into eternal rest on Saturday morning, November 7, 2015. Rosetta Barnes Jones was born on January 24, 1919. She was the third of eight children born to the late Adam and Bessie Wade Barnes, in Lancaster, SC.

Rosetta, affectionately called “Zet,” became the caregiver for her younger siblings at a very young age and she dutifully served as the family matriarch throughout her life.

Mrs. Jones moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1975 and she resided in the Northwood Estates Community for over fifty years. When her mobility was limited, she found pleasure in reading the Word of God, working word search puzzles and watching her “stories” on television.

Rosetta was a loving and charitable individual. She freely shared her blessings from God with her family and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Bernice and four brothers, Purcell, Pernell, Johnnie and Blease. Survivors include the son of her heart, Gregory (Carrie); their sons, Gregory aka Jack, Jeffrey (Regina) and Jonathan; she cherished the time spent with “her girls,” Rhayana, Rhayven, Rhasha, Rachel and Jaiyana; two sisters, Lucille B. Duncan and Juanita B. Montgomery of Lancaster; ten nieces, twelve nephews, many great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church.
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