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Mrs. Ollie Mae Jones Talley, 90, widow of the late James Talley, Jr., transitioned on Monday, May 19, 2025 at her residence. Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Elijah N. and Virgie Lee Hagood Jones.
Surviving: one daughter, Brenda (Pastor Hal B) Johnson of Simpsonville, SC; one bonus daughter, Rose Marie Robinson; two sons, Jimmy Jones of Anderson, SC and Tommy W. Talley of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Lakie P. Butler and Virginia Jones Griffin both of Greenville, SC; one brother, Phamon Jones of Winston Salem, NC; and a sister in law Jo Ellen Sullivan of Greenville, SC and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:00pm at Watkins, Garrett and Woods Mortuary with interment in Mt. Olive CME Church Cemetery.
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