Mrs Bennie LaRue Jones
May 24, 1931 - December 13, 2020
https://livestream.com/accounts/7325565/benniejones Bennie Larue Horton was born May 24, 1931 to Norvella “Bill” Horton and Gertrude Rosborough Horton in Marshall, Texas. She attended the Marshall Public Schools and Wiley College. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas. In 1963 she united with the Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church. She served faithfully as a member of Mission Two and the Choir. In 1963 she married Albert Jones. He died in 1979. Bennie Jones was employed with the Austin Independent School District. She was the first Black Teacher at Crockett High School. She later taught at Reagan and Bowie High Schools. She retired in 1994 after 26 years of service. She leaves to cherish her memories her daughter and son in law: Crystal and Reginald Bennett. One granddaughter: Denise Bennett, one great grandson: Elijah Bennet-Kerr, two sisters: Maxine Horton Beasley and Gloria Glaspie and other relatives and friends.
https://livestream.com/accounts/7325565/benniejones Bennie Larue Horton was born May 24, 1931 to Norvella “Bill” Horton and Gertrude Rosborough Horton in Marshall, Texas. She attended the Marshall Public Schools and Wiley College. She... View Obituary & Service Information