December 9, 82, 
Sudie Mae Kearney Jones, 82, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Genesis in Mount Olive.
Sudie was born in Wayne County on August 4, 1935 to the late James F. Kearney and Zulla Mae Sewell Kearney. She was a valued employee of Woodard’s Retirement Home in Goldsboro where she worked as a nursing assistant. Sudie was a member of Liberty Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a very caring and compassionate person. Her warmth, generosity and kind spirit were well known and cherished by those she encountered throughout her life.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 13, 2017 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a service to celebrate Sudie’s life at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel with Rev. Barry House officiating. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial Park.
Sudie is survived by her husband, Leroy Jones; daughter, Barbara Jean Theesen and husband Virgil of Asheboro; son, Willie Junior Darden of Mount Olive; sisters, Elizabeth Radford, Joan Allen, and Rachel Pelt, all of Goldsboro; brother, Cornelius Kearney of Goldsboro; seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.