Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Burrows Jones Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mary Elizabeth Burrows Jones, of Forrest City, entered her heavenly home on March 31, 2021 where she joined her father, Fay A. Burrows, mother, Evelyn Burrows Dunn, brother, Steven Burrows, and sister-in-law, Peggy Hosman Burrows. Beth was born in Fayetteville on May 9, 1947 and lived most of her life in Forrest City, Arkansas. She graduated Forrest City High School, Southern Baptist College in Walnut Ridge (now Williams Baptist University) where she was secretary to President Dr. H.E. Williams, and Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. She retired from Forrest City Public Schools where she ran the computer lab at Central Elementary. During her career she also taught briefly in Northwest Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Beth loved the Lord and was a member of First Baptist Church in Forrest City where she was very active. She sang in the choir and ladies ensemble and played the piano. She also taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for many years, was heavily involved with the “clothes closet ministry”, and headed up the annual Operation Christmas Child drive. Beth was also active and had served as president of the Forrest City Musical Coterie. One of Beth’s great passions was her quilting where she was in great demand throughout the area and loved working with the ladies at First Baptist in their quilting ministry, Caring Touch. Beth was a gentle and loving person who was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. Having no children of her own, “Aunt Beth” (aka Uncle Beffuss) loved and was loved by her “adopted kids”-her many nephews, nieces, grand nephews and nieces, for whom she made special decorated cakes and quilts for each. Mrs. Jones is survived by her brothers, David Burrows of Forrest City and Bill Burrows and his wife, Brenda, of Fayetteville, nephew David Burrows, Jr. (wife Holly and daughter Adeline) of Ellington, Missouri, nieces Jackie Wallace (husband Shane and daughters Layna and London) of Jonesboro, Jill Levine (husband Richard and son Alex) of Atlanta, Georgia, Jodi McClain (husband William and daughters Mollie, Emily, and Cora) of Marianna, nephew Bill Burrows, Jr. (wife Sarah, son John Parker and daughter Molly) of Marion, Arkansas, niece Dr. Leah Cate (husband Brandon, son Carter and daughter Emery) of Springdale, Arkansas, nephew Michael Burrows (son Carson and daughter Autumn), of Bismarck, Missouri, niece Stephanie Burrows (son Allan) of Farmington, Missouri, and guardian angel cousin Mary Ann Rosamond of Forrest City. Services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Forrest City, 11:00 A.M. Monday, with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, 10:00 A.M., until the time of the service, at the church. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the online registry.

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Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Burrows Jones

May 9, 1947 - March 31, 2021