Dorothy Lee Nettles Jones

Dorothy Lee Nettles Jones, 95, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2026 at the Grand Cypress Assisted Living Facility in Lake City after a brief illness. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on December 29, 1930, the daughter of the late Port Nettles and Lillian Ogden Nettles, she made Lake City her home most of her life; and worked as a Telephone Operator for the Southern Bell Company and then with the VA Medical Center in Lake City, where she retired from. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church; and in her spare time, she enjoyed genealogy work, working with ceramics and line dancing. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of over 57 years, Henry Jones; daughter, Jeanie Jones; grandson, Matthew Everett Jones; granddaughter, Rebecka Snyder and her eight siblings.

She is survived by her son, Alan Dale Jones (Bonnie) of Lake City; daughters, Darlene Jones Hartley (Edwin) of Glen St. Mary & Joy Rosemary Jones of Lake City. Numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside memorial service for Mrs. Jones will be conducted on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Pastor Karl Hall officiating. A private interment service for Mrs. Jones was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens where she was laid to rest next to her loving husband Henry. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations please be considered to the Grande Cypress Assisted Living, Attn: Jen, 970 SW Pinemount Road, Lake City, FL, 32024 or to the Vitas Healthcare, Nature Coast Progam, 2614 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL, 32606. Arrangements are under the direction and care of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US HWY 441, Lake City, FL, 32025, 386-752-1954. Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com.