Lillian McKewen Jones

December 3, 2023. Lillian Huff McKewen was born October 17, 1930, in Yazoo City, Mississippi

to parents Jodie Samuel McKewen and Lillian Huff McKewen both of Mississippi.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, George Robert Jones, Jr. She was also

preceded in death by their two infant children, Linda and Elaine and Lil’s older sister, Virginia

“Bebe”.

Lil is survived by her children, Karen Jones Stilwell (Chip) of Houston, Texas and George Barry

Jones of Birmingham, Alabama. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jennifer Stilwell

Harkness (Perry) of Moore, Texas, Andrew McKewen Stilwell of Colorado Springs, Colorado,

Ballard Alexander Jones of Birmingham, Alabama and Hayden Elizabeth Jones (Ian) of Washington

DC.

Raised in Port Gibson, Mississippi, Lil attended Mississippi State College for Women where she

met George who was a student at neighboring Mississippi State University. They married in 1951

and lived in Dayton, Ohio; Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Hammond, Louisiana before settling in Fort

Walton Beach, Florida in 1960. Upon arrival, they joined the First United Methodist Church and

were lifelong members there until she moved to Houston in 2017.

The beach life suited them perfectly and Lil was known to say that “Once you get a little sand in

your shoes, you just can’t leave.” She was an active member in her Methodist Sunday School class

and women’s group as well as a volunteer with the local Cerebral Palsy foundation for many years.

She also worked at the Elliott Point Elementary School as the library assistant for 25 years. An

enthusiast for bridge, she hosted many gatherings of her bridge club at her home in Fort Walton

Beach. She brought her passion with her and enjoyed more gatherings at her home in Houston. She

will be missed by all that called her “Mamaw”, “Pudin” and friend.

Arrangements are being handled by Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home and Cemetery, Houston,

Texas. Lil will be interred next to her husband in Fort Walton Beach, Florida at a date to be

determined.