Maggie Bell (Harper) Jones

Maggie Bell (Harper) Jones, age 87 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on March 14, 2011 at her home surrounded by her adoring family. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Richard Winters, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Konawa, will officiate.  Pallbearers are James Kapellas, Marco Hutton, Mike Neves, Charles Diaz, Caleb Diaz, and Lisa Diaz.  Visitation is scheduled for Thurday at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Maggie was born on July 29, 1923 in Purcell, Oklahoma to Waymon Harper and Ethel (Wolf) Harper.  She was married to J.D. Jones.  Maggie lived in Konawa the last twenty-two years of her life.  She loved to crochet, read the Bible, and watch television.  Maggie enjoyed eating fried chicken at Convenience Corner, known as “KK’s” in Konawa, and her best joy was to be with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by two sons, Bobby Ray Alderson of Santa Cruz, California, and Jack D. Jones of Grass Valley, California; three daughters, Joyce Kapellas of Konawa, Coretta Garcia of Bethany, Oklahoma, and Gina Neves of Stockton California; twelve grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Waymon and Ethel Harper and all of her siblings. The family wishes to give special thanks to McCortney Hospice of Ada for their dedicated care of their mother. Funeral Information: March 18, 2011, 1:00 AM Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849