Linda Jones

Linda Kay Jones, daughter of Tommy James and Anna Mae Oker Collins, was born in Hayti, Missouri on June 8, 1967, and passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Dexter, Missouri on May 31, 2015, at the age of 47. She lived most all her life in Haywood, Missouri until she moved to Parma six years ago.. She was of the Baptist Faith. In 1987 she was married to Paul James Jones in Haywood, Missouri. Surviving are her husband, Paul James Jones of Haywood, Missouri; her mother and stepfather Anna Mae Oaker Golden and Fred Golden Sr. three sisters, Carol Ann Dowd and spouse Michael of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Nancy Marie Collins of Bernie, Missouri. Four brothers: William Richard Collins and wife Tina of Malden, Missouri, Tommy James Collins and wife Kimberly of Wardell, Missouri, Randy Lee Golden of Malden, Missouri and Fred Junior Golden of Parma, Missouri. Six nephews, Five nieces, seven great-nieces and seven great nephews. Other relatives and friends survive. She was preceded in death by Her father Tommy James Collins, Sr., her grandmother Josie Wiseman, grandfather Benjamin Collins, grandmother Anna Rose Oker and grandfather Howard Charles Oker Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri. With Rev. Roger Fowler of Bernie officiating. Interment will be at a later date with a private family service. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Parma, Missouri in charge of all arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com Watkins & Sons Funeral Service www.watkinsfuneralhome.com