Mrs. Geneva Jones Wade

July 28, 1944 - March 22, 2017

Geneva Jones Wade, was born on July 28 1944, in Graves County, Kentucky, to the late Waymon C. Jones, Sr and Jettie Waddy Jones. She departed this life on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Geneva graduated from Dunbar High School in Mayfield, Kentucky and West Kentucky Vocational School with an Associate Degree in Barbering. She worked for Big K in Mayfield for many years, retiring under the company now known as Wal-Mart. She also worked in medical records at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Geneva professes her life to Christ at a young age at St. James A.M.E. Church in Pryorsburg, KY. She later joined the Beech Grove M. B. Church in Rutherford, TN. Geneva is preceded in death by her son, Calvin Dion Jones; three sisters, Annie Cavitt, Charletta Washington and Charlotte Jones; five brothers, George, Joseph, Wilbur, A.G. and W.C. Jones. Geneva leaves to cherish her memories, her husband of 22 years, Larry Wade of Rutherford, TN; one daughter, Jettie Avent of Mayfield, Ky; two sons, Willard (Shawn) Jones and Willie (Melanie) Avent, Jr., both of Mayfield; one step-son, Jason Wade of Rutherford, TN; five grandchildren, Quintint Jones, Myles Avent and Emmy Jones of Mayfield, Javohnte Jones of Nashville, TN and D.J. Wade of Rutherford, TN; one brother, Ridley (Angela) Jones of Englewood, Ohio; two sisters, Gwendolyn Garmon of Marion, IN and Earlie M. Jones of Paducah, KY; one brother-in-law, Eddie (Tammy) Wade of Milan, TN; two sisters-in-law, Irene Jones of Nashville, TN and Jean Jones of Mayfield, KY and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.