Obituary for Janet Catherine Jones
JANET JONES OBITUARY
Janet Catherine Sigur Jones, age 79 passed away at her residence on Saturday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022 after facing illness with incredible courage and strength. She was surrounded by her three children. Mrs. Jones was born in Vicksburg, MS. She was the last of six children born to Lorrette Courseault Sigur Dejean and Ithuriel Ruben Sigur. Loving wife for 58 years to the late Edward William Jones, III. Janet was raised and educated in New Orleans, LA. She attended Corpus Christi School and was a graduate of Xavier Preparatory High School, Class of 1960. She later attended LSUNO, where she studied to become a teacher. Janet's faith was central in her life. She was an active parishioner of Transfiguration of the Lord and St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Churches, where she was a dedicated Extraordinary Minister of the Holy Communion and CCD teacher. Janet was also very devoted to St. Jude and regularly attended Mass and the St. Jude novenas with her family at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She was very proud of her career and worked at Western Electric for 11 years and later in the oil industry with Petroleum Information, Riley's, A2D and TGS for 30 years. She is the beloved mother and will be missed immensely by her children, Edward W. Jones, IV (Zuly), Randy S. Jones (JoAnne) and Tanya M. Jones; grandchildren, Alyssa Jones and Devonte Jones; loving siblings, Ruby Sigur Frederick, Clyde Sigur, Barbara Sigur Porche, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and devoted friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Jones is also preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce Sigur Lombard and Bernice Sigur Gueringer; eight half siblings, Yvonne Young, Hazel McKay, Gladys Crawford, Hilda Kendricks, Mildred Ricard, Donald and Hardin Sigur. She will be greatly missed by all of those who knew and loved her. Relatives and friends; Priest and Parishioners of Transfiguration of the Lord, St. Frances Cabrini and Our Lady of Guadalupe (St. Jude) Catholic Churches are invited to attend the funeral. A Mass of Christian burial honoring the life and legacy of the late Mrs. Janet Catherine Sigur Jones will be held at Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Church, 5621 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122 on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 11 am. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, New Orleans, LA. Visitation will begin at 9 am with recitation of the Holy Rosary at 10:15 am. Flowers may be sent directly to the church. In lieu of flowers, a donation may also be made to the Servants of Mary for their dedicated and loving care of Janet and her family. Due to Covid variants, face masks and social distancing strongly encouraged. Please sign online guest book at www.charbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion, Directors (504) 581-4411.
Published by The Times-Picayune on Dec. 31, 2022.
Janet Catherine Sigur Jones, age 79 passed away at her residence on Saturday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022 after facing illness with incredible courage and strength. She was surrounded by her three children. Mrs. Jones was born in Vicksburg, MS. She was the last of six children born to Lorrette Courseault Sigur Dejean and Ithuriel Ruben Sigur. Loving wife for 58 years to the late Edward William Jones, III. Janet was raised and educated in New Orleans, LA. She attended Corpus Christi School and was a graduate of Xavier Preparatory High School, Class of 1960. She later attended LSUNO, where she studied to become a teacher. Janet's faith was central in her life. She was an active parishioner of Transfiguration of the Lord and St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Churches, where she was a dedicated Extraordinary Minister of the Holy Communion and CCD teacher. Janet was also very devoted to St. Jude and regularly attended Mass and the St. Jude novenas with her family at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She was very proud of her career and worked at Western Electric for 11 years and later in the oil industry with Petroleum Information, Riley's, A2D and TGS for 30 years. She is the beloved mother and will be missed immensely by her children, Edward W. Jones, IV (Zuly), Randy S. Jones (JoAnne) and Tanya M. Jones; grandchildren, Alyssa Jones and Devonte Jones; loving siblings, Ruby Sigur Frederick, Clyde Sigur, Barbara Sigur Porche, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and devoted friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Jones is also preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce Sigur Lombard and Bernice Sigur Gueringer; eight half siblings, Yvonne Young, Hazel McKay, Gladys Crawford, Hilda Kendricks, Mildred Ricard, Donald and Hardin Sigur. She will be greatly missed by all of those who knew and loved her. Relatives and friends; Priest and Parishioners of Transfiguration of the Lord, St. Frances Cabrini and Our Lady of Guadalupe (St. Jude) Catholic Churches are invited to attend the funeral. A Mass of Christian burial honoring the life and legacy of the late Mrs. Janet Catherine Sigur Jones will be held at Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Church, 5621 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122 on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 11 am. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, New Orleans, LA. Visitation will begin at 9 am with recitation of the Holy Rosary at 10:15 am. Flowers may be sent directly to the church. In lieu of flowers, a donation may also be made to the Servants of Mary for their dedicated and loving care of Janet and her family. Due to Covid variants, face masks and social distancing strongly encouraged. Please sign online guest book at www.charbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion, Directors (504) 581-4411.
Published by The Times-Picayune on Dec. 31, 2022.