Mary Susan Jones was born on December 9, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama to James Coleman Jones and Mary Jane Beach. Susan grew up in Mountain Brook and graduated from Mountain Brook High School in 1987. She attended Furman University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. After receiving a Masters in Computer Science and Engineering at Auburn University, Susan moved to the Chicago area where she was a programmer and software test engineer in the telecommunications and semiconductor test industries. Some of the companies she worked with included Motorola, Eagle Test Systems and Flextronics. She was an active member of Willow Creek Community Church and volunteered weekly in their book and clothing stores.
After 20 years in the Chicago area, Susan’s family finally convinced her to move back to Birmingham. Most recently she worked for Publix Super Markets as part of its dynamic and friendly customer service team.
Determined, faithful and reliable in most everything she did, Susan persevered gracefully and without complaint through some of life’s most difficult challenges. She loved almost any game and was hard to beat at most of them. The favorite aunt to her nieces and nephews, she spent many hours playing Monopoly, Clue, Hearts, Uno and most any other card game.
Susan is survived by her stepfather, Dr. D. Erskine Carmichael, her sisters, Jenny Jones Thompson and Amy Jones Troukens (Philippe), her stepsister and stepbrother Catherine Carmichael Carter (Chris) and Gilbert G. Carmichael (Jennifer) and her nieces and nephews: Coleman and Katie Thompson, Jean-Maurice and Lucie Troukens, Daniel and Britton Carter and Lee Carmichael.
A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00pm on Friday, September 27th at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, 3405 Brookwood Road, Birmingham, AL 35223 with a reception immediately following the service. The graveside service will be afterwards at Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, Jane Jones Carmichael Memorial Fund.
Services are under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel (205.879.3401) in Homewood.
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