Obituary of Crystal Jones

Crystal Jones, departed this life on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ. She was born August 29, 1964 in Camden, NJ at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital to Ernestine Butler and the late Melvin Jones. Crystal began her primary education at Cramer Elementary School in Camden, NJ. Crystal was an amazing athlete and a stellar student. During Crystal’s high school years she attended Woodrow Wilson. Proceeding her eleventh grade year Crystal attended Howard University on a full track scholarship. Crystal’s specialties in track & field were the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter, as well as all the relay races. Needless to say Crystal could run like the wind. Also, Crystal attained her degree in Business Management and Psychology. Crystal loved to assist people with understanding the mortgage industry and was also a property manager for many years. Crystal worked at PHH mortgage, Allied Bank, and last worked at OARC leasing. Crystal was one of the most tell it like it is, down to earth, have your back type of person to have walked this earth. She was always encouraging, warm, silly, and had a smile that would brighten anyone's day. In 1986, Crystal welcomed her first bundle of joy Karess Jones-Spencer and a few years later Stephen Bryant was born. Crystal truly adored her children and grandchildren and always put them as her first priority. Crystal’s main goal was to make sure she exposed her children and grandchildren to some of the world’s most beautiful places and she accomplished just that though many of their travel excursions. Crystal leaves to cherish her memory husband: Brian Wallace, two sons: Stephen Lance Bryant II, Jason Nettles SR, one daughter Karess Lynne Jones-Spencer (Tommy), four grand-daughters: T’Kaiya Ayanna Spencer, Asia’Nay Arianna Bryant, Na'Ziyah Bethea, and Chayla Nettles; two grandsons: Stephen Lance Bryant III, Jason Nettles Jr; 2 sister’s: Toy Thomas (Reginald), Shervon Sonnebeyatta (Obatala), 5 brother’s: Malcolm Jones, Melvin Boskett (Rosalyn), Mark Washington (Myra), Nelson Reaves- Jones and Andre Lomax, nieces, nephews, stepchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.