Diana Graham Jones, 53, of Olton, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Lubbock. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 23, at the First Baptist Church in Olton with Rev. Doug Yates officiating. Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends at Ramage Funeral Directors in Olton from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Friday, April 22, 2016.
Esther Diana Jones, lovingly known as "Di" by friends and family, was born October 26, 1962, in Littlefield, Texas to Calvin and Esther (Landtroop) Graham. Di was a lifetime Olton resident and on December 8, 1995, she married William Maurice (Mo) Jones in Capitan, N.M. A flamboyant, full of life person, Di walked to the beat of her own drum and encouraged others to do the same. She was a selfless giver of her gifts and talents to others. Positive and upbeat, Di was a fighter to the end.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Maurice "Mo" Jones of Olton, her son, Graham Jones of Olton, her parents, Calvin and Esther Graham of Olton, one brother, Steve Graham and his wife, J.J. of Olton, four sisters, Linda May and her husband, Mike of Eagle, Idaho, Rita Gregory and her husband, John of Nampa, Idaho, Debra Melcher and her husband, Mike of Plainview, and Jimmie Kay Moore and her husband, Lynn of Muleshoe. She was blessed with numerous nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center 4101 22nd Pl. Lubbock, TX 79410.