Mrs. Eddra Jones

Eddra Jones, age 78, of Grant, Alabama, passed away on February 28, 2023. A celebration of life honoring Eddra will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Agape Baptist Church in Scottsboro, AL, with pastor Ryan Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 11:00 AM. Eddra attended High School in Clinton, Tennessee, studied at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, Tennessee, and completed her Bachelor of Science at Athens State University, in Athens, Alabama. Most of Eddra’s career was spent at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. She began her career on Redstone in the Directorate of Maintenance as an equipment specialist and later transferred to the Security Assistance Management Directorate as a Logistics Management Specialist. She worked in Foreign Military Sales with the countries of Georgia and Argentina. When the Army Sustainment Command requested DoD volunteers to deploy to Iraq to support Operations Iraqi Freedom, Eddra volunteered to work with the Retrograde, Property Assistance Team to clear unserviceable rolling stock and equipment from the battlefield. She returned home for six months and returned on assignment to Iraq with the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade and was appointed Battalion Safety Office for Iraq during her second deployment. She was awarded multiple medals during her two tours of duty. Eddra loved to be busy; she was happiest spending time with family and friends, especially if she had a good dessert and a cup of coffee to share. After retiring, she enjoyed working with the National Association of Retired Employees and learned to play the dulcimer and ukulele. She was a member of the Ukesters and Jammers of Guntersville and performed at area nursing homes and the Guntersville Museum’s annual Festival of Trees. She was an active member of the Agape Baptist Church in Scottsboro, where she volunteered at Vacation Bible School, Foster Closet, and Night of Hope. Eddra is survived by her daughters, Kerry Fehrenbach (Joseph) of Huntsville, Alabama, and Melynda Jeffries Pasch (James) of Kent, Washington. Grandchildren include William McCain (Brittany) of Madison, Alabama, and Nicholas Pasch of Kent, Washington. Great-grandchildren: Kristin and Kylie McCain of Madison. Brothers: William Travis Bishop of Grant, Alabama, Edward Bishop (Brenda) of Clinton, Tennessee, and Mark Bishop (Gale) of Port Orange, Florida. Sisters: Joan Bishop McWilliams of Woodville, Alabama, and Jane Bishop Keller of Guntersville, Alabama. Eddra is preceded in death by her parents, Edward Silas Bishop and Mattie Lou Clay Bishop, and her grandson Connor Clay Pasch. Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to Agape Baptist Church at 78 Dick Hayes Road, Scottsboro, AL 35769 or https://agapebaptistchurch.snappages.site or Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology Breast Cancer Research at hudsonalpha.org or 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, AL, 35806. Arrangements Entrusted to Grant Memorial Chapel

Mrs. Eddra Jones

September 30, 1944 - February 28, 2023