Funeral services for Betty Lee Jones Winn, 92, of Greenville will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 15, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, Greenville. She died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Burial will in the Burrus Cemetery, Benoit, under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
Mrs. Winn was a beloved mother, grandmother, wife and friend. She was born on November 28, 1921, in Greenville and grew up in Leland, Mississippi. She was the former Betty Lee Jones, daughter of the late Josie Pattison Jones and James Rabun Jones. Betty Lee Winn attended Leland public schools, graduating from Leland High School in 1939. She was a graduate of National Park Junior College of Washington, D.C. and Randolph Macon Women’s College, Lynchburg, Va. Betty Lee was married for 62 years to Dr. Eustace H. Winn, Jr. They made their home in Greenville where they raised their five children. She was a member of the Greenville Garden Club, a Junior Auxiliary associate member, a member of the Deer Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and past Sponsor and board member of the Delta Debutante Club. Betty Lee belonged to the First Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir for many years. She was considered by all to be a caring, gracious lady and treasured friend.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her eldest daughter, Josie Pattison Winn and brother, James Rabun Jones, Jr. She is survived by her four children: Dr. Eustace Harold Winn lll (LaMarr) of Greenville; Barry Winn Foster (Richard) of New Orleans, La., Elizabeth Winn Joyce of Natchez, Miss., and Virginia Winn Kisalus (John) of Victoria, Tex.; ten grandchildren, Frankie Wilson, Meri-Winston Romano, Eustace Winn, Ann Elise Winn, Ben Foster, Betsy Mathews, Margaret Joyce, Josie Kisalus, Christopher Kisalus and Will Kisalus; five great grandchildren and brother, Virden Cameron Jones.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation for the loving care provided by Leslie Wise, Mildred McClure, Cora Miles and Emma Jackson.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Honduras Medical Mission, c/o St. John’s Episcopal Church, PO Box 1766, Laurel, MS 39441.