Sonya T. Black-Jones

Jan. 9, 1977 - June 17, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Sonya Tenise Black-Jones passed on Thursday, June 17, 2010, of natural causes in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. Sonya was born January 9, 1977, to Earlie Love and the late George B. Black Sr. in South Bend, IN, where she currently resided. Sonya was a graduate of LaSalle High School in South Bend and was currently attending Ivy Tech in South Bend to become a radiologist. She was employed by the Family and Children's Center where she worked for approximately four years and First Source Bank for eight years. At a young age Sonya professed Christ in her life and was a member of Granger Community Church. On May 29, 2004, Sonya was united in holy matrimony to Albert E. Jones of Benton Harbor, MI, who survives. Sonya is also survived by her precious daughter, Sasha Jones of South Bend, IN; her mother, Earlie Love of Indianapolis, IN, whom she cherished immensely; three sisters, Karen (Johnny) Choctaw of Indianapolis, IN, Rosemary Poindexter of South Bend, IN, and Monique (DeWayne) Miles of Milwaukee, WI; two brothers, David (Darlene) Poindexter of Seattle, WA, and George (Aracada) Black of South Bend, IN; maternal grandmother, Willie M. Lovelace of South Bend, IN; aunts, Patricia Tidwell, Ethel (Harold) Mayfield, Karen (Jeff) lson and Jewel Thomas, all of South Bend, IN; uncles, Nathaniel Sylvester, Tom and Big Jim of Jackson, TN; three very special friends, Linda Thomas and LaKeesha Vanison, and Carla Blue, all of South Bend; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and a lot of close friends, too many to name, but you know who your are. Sonya was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Willie Tidwell of South Bend, IN; paternal grandmother, Pat Eva Carter of Jackson, TN; paternal grandfather, James Black of Humboldt, TN; and very close cousin, Tory Tidwell of South Bend, IN. Sonya had a beautiful spirit and will be cherished and missed by all who knew her. Any donations in honor of Sonya may be made to the Sonya Black-Jones Foundation at any local First Source Bank. Funeral services for Sonya T. Black-Jones will be held at noon on Friday, June 25, 2010, in Alford's Mortuary. Viewing will take place one hour prior to services in the chapel. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary where messages of bereavement may be e-mailed to Alfordsmortuary@comcast.net, c/o the Jones family.