Funeral services for Melissa Joy Jones will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Paradise Valley Baptist Church, with Pastor Kenn Lane officiating.

Burial will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Tuesday evening, September 20, 2022, from 5pm until 9pm at the funeral home.

The service may be viewed via livestream on the Paradise Valley Baptist Church YouTube channel or on the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Melissa Joy Jones went to be with Jesus on Thursday, September 15, 2022.  She was born June 9, 1963, in Mönchengladbach, Germany to Sgt. Billy E. and Jeanette (Williams) Lane.  Her father was in the US Army, and they relocated back to Lawton in 1965.  She graduated from Lawton High School in 1981 and received her teaching degree from Cameron University.  Melissa taught school for 30+ years in Tyler, Texas, Rogers, Arkansas, Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma.  She married Jim Jones on May 20, 2011.  Melissa had a strong connection with animals to which she cared for over the years, especially horses.  However, her pride and joy were her daughter Julie, granddaughter Holly, and blended children and grandchildren who she loved unconditionally.

Melissa is survived by her husband Jim Jones of the home, daughter and spouse, Julie and Dakota Bloodworth of Stuttgart, Germany, her brother Kenneth and spouse Beth Lane of Elgin, Oklahoma, brother Billy and spouse Debbie Lane of Eclectic, Alabama, sister Sheila Niebauer of Vernon, Texas, daughter Sonja Funakura of Mansfield, Texas, son Mike Jones of Oklahoma City, daughter Kim Jones Reginald and fiancé Alberto Talavera of Lawton, Oklahoma, daughter Becky Jones Murphy and spouse Tim Murphy of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and son Casey Jones of Dripping Springs, Texas.  She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family members.

Melissa was preceded in death by her parents.