Sara Elizabeth

Scarborough Jones

Obituary

Sara Elizabeth Scarborough Jones, 88, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Jones at 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2016, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. Rev. Don Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday, March 13, 2016, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Logan Cone, Jennifer Schwalls, Eddie Watson, Jimmy Watson, Derrick Johnson and Jordan Johnson will serve as pallbearers.

Born October 18, 1927 in Tifton, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Clarence Junior Scarborough and Addie William Peters Scarborough. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Leroy Potter; her second husband, E. B. Jones; two brothers, Grady Scarborough and Floyd Scarborough; and a sister, Rosalie Scarborough. She was a retired certified nursing assistant and attended New Bethel Baptist Church in Tifton. She enjoyed bowling.

Mrs. Jones is survived by a daughter, Janie Lee Harris and Jerry White of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Helen Montgomery of Tifton; a grandchild, Michael Riffe; four great-grandchildren, Nicole, Ryan, Brittany and Matthew; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.