Dana Mcduffie Jones

Dana (McDuffie) Jones, age 64, of Waco, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 25, 2018 at the Warm Springs Hospital in Victoria. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2018 at Rosemound Garden of Memory Cemetery in Waco, with Rev. Jeffrey Stinson officiating. The family will receive visitors from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home in West. Dana was born October 2, 1953 in Houston, the daughter of Joyce (Sims) and Neill O. McDuffie Jr. She attended schools in Houston and was a graduate of Victoria High School, prior to receiving a Registered Nursing Degree from McLennan Community College in Waco. On October 15, 1985 she was united in marriage to Melvin D. Jones in Texarkana, Arkansas. Dana worked for Providence Hospital at the DePaul Center for over 33 years. She was a member of The Church of the Redeemed in Waco. Dana enjoyed reading, watching old movies, shopping and traveling. A close friend said of Dana, "She makes everyone so happy, she is God's child and an example to everyone". Dana is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Kerry McDuffie. Survivors include her beloved husband of 32 years, Melvin Jones of Waco; a brother, Neill McDuffie III and wife Abbie of Hilltop Lakes; nieces, Shari Bitner and husband Wesley and Lacie Goolsby and husband Ryan; great nieces and nephew, Lanie, Landon, Nicole and Megan; a great great niece, Brooke; her mother-in-law, Melvina Jones; a brother-in-law, Lloyd Jones; and many other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army of Waco, %Mary Wentworth, 4721 W. Waco Drive, Waco, TX 76710.