Joan Powell Jones

Jones, Joan Dunston Powell, 88, of Midlothian, died peacefully at Spring Arbor of Salisbury on March 8, 2024. Born in Richmond to parents, John Dunston Powell and Jean Paul Powell, Joan was a lifelong resident of Richmond and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended Mary Washington College.

She is survived by her children, Jeff Black (Gail). Wendy Stroud (Terry) Clay Black (Paul Wood), her grandchildren, Justin Black, Parker Black, Peyton Carter (Philip), Kelsey Stroud and Riley Stroud; her great-grandchildren Corbin Carter and Greer Carter; her brother, Jack Powell (Connie), many nieces and nephews and several life long friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard G. Jones, her former husband James W. Black and her sister Gail P. Wray.

Joan was a true optimist, a gifted storyteller, a loyal friend, a wonderful caregiver and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was the heart of our family, a kind and warm person and incredibly gracious. She used to say that her father never met a stranger but the same can be said of her. Joan, Joanie, JJ, Mom, Gran will be missed deeply by all of us. Rest in peace, sweet lady