A memorial service for Wendy Lynn Jones, 62, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Wendy was born on September 22, 1960, in Tyler, Texas to Billy Ray Coleman and Linda Diane Klennert and passed away on April 30, 2023, in Marshall, Texas.

She graduated in 1978 from Lake Highland's High School. She married William "Buddy" Jones on July 1,1989 and the two remained married until her passing. She embodied creativity and was an incredibly talented artist. She was an exceptional painter and worked in a variety of mediums and had a great love for reading, gardening and nature. She had a deep respect and appreciation for all of Earth's creatures, except snakes and lizards. She especially loved her toy poodle Bernice. She enjoyed summer days on her deck or in the swimming pool. She enjoyed camping, fishing and entertaining family and friends. Busying herself at home, cooking and decorating were also some of her favorite things to do in her spare time. Fall was her favorite season, and she was known for being especially spooky at Halloween. She also liked to travel and loved rock and roll and country music. She had a multi-faceted career and worked in the Pottery, Medical and Natural Gas Industries. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She was a friend to many and will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her father, Bill Coleman; grandparents, Wendell "Wendy" T. and Juanita Gilstrap Klennert and son, Elliot Wright.

She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Linda and Russell Donahue; her husband, William "Buddy" Jones; children, Lindsay Waltman, Peyton Jones and David Jones; grandchildren, Kennedee and True Jones, Breanna Waltman and Rylan Jones; sisters, Mendy McHugh and husband, Mark and Brandy Donahue; nieces, Claire, Melissa and nephew, Drew along with numerous other family and friends.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in her honor to The American Cancer Society.