05/19/1948 – 03/15/2026
Funeral service for Earnisteen Jones, 77, of Opelika, AL, will be at 2:00 p.m. (CST), Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Nelson Fears will officiate.
Ms. Jones, who passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, was born on May 19, 1948, in Macon County, Alabama.
Public viewing will be Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. (CST)
She leaves to cherish her memory: two children, Vernesa Jones of Opelika, AL and Toleedo Ingram of Tuskegee, AL; bonus son, Allen (Latrice) Smith, Jr. of Tuskegee, AL; twelve grandchildren, Travis Jones, Terrence Jones, Cameo Jones, Trei Dorn, Barry Jones, Brittany Collins, Shelton Collins, Tia Neal, Nikki Neal, Shontae Ingram, Elgerondo Williams and Keisha Miles; eighteen great-grandchildren, Cashlyn Jones, Chase Jones, Tamia Dorn, Kennedi Dorn, Treidyn Dorn, Alyssa Porter, Jurnee Williams, Lauren Collins, Dallas Collins, Jaydon Vine, Cameron Ferrell, Amber Smith, Mia Neal, Amber Neal, Nicolas Neal, Austin Cannon, Leon Cannon and Malayiah Cannon; six sisters, Mollie Jones, Annie Jean Edwards both of Opelika, AL, Christine (Stevie) Johnson of Salem, AL, Ola (Andrew) Altitus of Apoka, FL, Diane Whittaker of Atlanta, GA and Annie (James) Roberts of Orlando, FL; three brothers, Andrew Whatley of Salem, AL, Michael (Cythia) Whatley of Opelika, AL and Aspen Dawson of Ladonia, AL; special friends, Pinkie Stinson Thelma (David) Smith, Cheikera Tatum all of Opelika, AL and Kenyetta Davis of Montgomery, AL; companion, Charlie Ingram of Texas; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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