Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Louise Phelps Jones November 2003
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Atlanta Journal Constitution 11/3/2003


LOUISE P. JONES Louise P. Jones, 99, of Doraville, died at Emory Dunwoody 
Hospital after a long illness, she was preceded in death by her husband Dr. 
P.H. Jones in 1968. She was born August 21, 1904 in Mabel, Florida, a town 
that was named after her sister. The land was originally acquired by her 
Phelps ancestors in the 1859 land grant signed by President Buchanan. She was 
the daughter of James Perry Phelps and Adeline Carter and granddaughter of 
Florida pioneers Allen Thomas Carter and Enock B. Phelps. She was the last 
surviving daughter of seven siblings. Louise was the first child from her 
family to move away from Florida to pursue a higher education. After 
graduating from Webster High School she moved to New York and worked her way 
through the New York School of Applied and Fine Arts for Interior Design. 
Coming from a rural area of Florida, it was considered quite an undertaking to 
move to the big city of New York. After receiving her degree, she moved to 
Richmond, VA where she was employed by R.H. Macy's and Thalhimer's. In 1940, 
she moved to Atlanta to work for Davidson's Department Store. She was in the 
Interior Design department on the decoration staff specializing in residential 
decoration. Louise designed the homes for many of Atlanta's most prominent 
citizens such as Ivan Allen. After leaving Davidson's, she opened her own 
Interior design company. She married Dr. P.H. Jones, a well Known Oral Surgeon 
in 1942. They moved to her present address in Doraville in 1944. Louise was an 
avid gardener. Her day lily garden was a gathering place during the summer 
months for many friends. Louise won the Lester Perpetual Silver Trophy 
presented by the Atlanta Gardening Club. She worked with many charitable 
organizations. One project was to raise money for Piedmont Hospital. After 
Louise retired she enjoyed opening her home as an art studio to friends with 
interest in painging and sculpture. Many well known Atlanta artists came to 
study and paint in her home. She loved nature, bird watching, and working in 
her lily garden. She was a member of Chamblee First United Methodist Church. A 
memorial service will be held at the Linden Methodist Church in Webster, 
Florida. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Linden United Methodist 
Church, P.O. Box 9, Webster, Florida 33597. R.T. Patterson Funeral Home and 
Cremation Services, 5275 N. Buford Hwy, Norcross, Georgia 30071 (770) 448-
2441. 
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 11/13/2003. 

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