Anna Etta Davis Jones

"GOING HOME"Mrs. Anna Etta Davis Jones, age 95, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on December 10, 1930 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late William and Willa Mae Taylor Davis. She was raised in Madison and schooled there. Anna was united in marriage to Rev. Ralph S. Jones on September 15, 1974. She moved with her husband as he ministered several churches throughout the Midwest. Such areas included Bloomington, Indiana, Edwardsville, Illinois, Des Mones, Iowa, Toronto, Ontario, and lastly Detroit, Michigan. Anna dedicated many of her years in helping others and serving in the church. Other service included chaplaincy at Mount Carmel Hospital pastoral care in Detroit, Michigan for two years. On June 27, 1992, Anna survived the loss of her husband and decided to move back to Indiana and settled in Bloomington. She sought work immediately, accepted spiritual ties and organizational obligations with the Bethel A.M.E. Church, where she also served as a steward as well. Several years followed and Anna made another life change and moved back to Madison where the majority of her family resided. Anna joined the St. Stephens A.M.E. Church in Hanover, where she a steward and where she worshipped and helped to rebuild, uplift, and spread the gospel to love one another until it closed. She moved to Indianapolis almost ten years ago to live with her daughter, Lisa. After moving to Indianapolis, she became a member with the Bethel Family Worship Center, where she participated in the Women's Missionary and the Widow Mites Ministries. Anna died on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at 8:45 a.m. at the Hickory Creek of Madison in Madison, Indiana.

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A LOVING FAMILY Anna will be missed by her loving sons, Nathan Davis and his wife, Mary of Madison, Indiana, Dale Davis and his companion, Vicky Melton of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Lisa Davis-Peck of Indianapolis, Indiana; eight grandsons; four granddaughters, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Nan Smith of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, William Davis, her mother, Willa Mae Taylor Phelps, her husband of 18 years, Rev. Ralph S. Jones, died June 28, 1992, her daughters, Helenea Renea Davis, died February 20, 2000 and Gloria Ann Davis Cosby, died January 26, 2009, her sister, Mary Helen Davis, her brother, John "Buddy" Davis, and her stepmother, Leatha Davis. "GOD BE WITH YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN"

FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., by Bishop Russell and Beverly Hylton at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery, 600 West Fifth Street in downtown Madison, Indiana.

VISITATION Friends may visit on Saturday, January 3, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana.

MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Family Worship Center Missionary/Outreach Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com

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