Dorothy Jean Pate McCann Jones

Dorothy Jean Pate McCann Jones, 85 of Thornton died Tuesday March 1, 2022. Born January 31, 1937 at Bearden, she was a daughter of the late Otis Pate and Vera Hearnsberger Watt. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Vecial McCann and Gerald Jones; a great-granddaughter; a brother and two sisters. She is survived by a son, Glenn McCann and his wife, Prudence of Hampton; three daughters, Amanda Vela of Camden, Karen Crouse of Thornton, Carol Cave and husband Jon of Ward; sister, Shirley Wooten; eight grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Benton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome. net.