Mary Belle Wray Jones passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on July 2, 2012 in Lake Jackson, Texas, surrounded by her family.
Mary Belle was born on November 23, 1927 to parents William Thomas and Madonna Mozelle Hunt Wray in DeQuincy, Louisiana. She was sister to the Late General William Robert Wray and his wife Mary and Margaret Ann Wray Kennedy and her late husband Fred. She was the granddaughter of her beloved Mary Grace Hunt (Nana). Mary Belle was the Salutatorian of her high school class. Along with her brother and sister, she won the prestigious American Legion award upon graduation from high school for outstanding citizenship and honor. She graduated LSU with honors, and was President of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and Graduated Phi Kappa Phi with her Masters. She was especially proud of her Chickasaw Indian Heritage.
On June 25, 1949, Mary Belle married her friend and beau, Wyatt M. Jones, Jr. and enjoyed over 56 years of marriage until his death in 2006.
Mary Belle was a lifelong teacher, Girl Scout troop Leader, Cub Scout den mother, Little League team mother, President of Houston Panhallenic, school teacher and was involved with her church while raising her family in Houston.
She moved with her family to the Brazosport area in 1968 and started her Real Estate career and became a Broker and successful owner of Brazosport Property Services for over 30 years. Mary Belle was one of the founders of the Brazoria County Board of Realtors and served in many positions throughout her real estate career. She also taught Real Estate classes at Brazosport College.
She and her late husband Wyatt M. Jones, Jr. enjoyed traveling throughout the world, visiting Isreal, Egypt, Germany, France, Britain and Spain. She was an accomplished cook and along with being a career woman, cooked meals for her husband and family most evenings and after church on Sunday. Her holiday meals and recipes at Thanksgiving and Christmas time will be missed.
Mary Belle is survived by her children Donna Jones Selman and husband TC Selman II, and Wyatt Alan Jones and wife Linda Riggin Jones; by grandchildren Brooke Selman Williams and husband Craig, Trey Jones, Trey Selman, Jennifer Jones, Lindsey Jones Woodfill and unborn daughter Charlotte Kay Woodfill and husband Kyle; by great grandchildren Cullen, Holden and Camp Williams; and by nephews Robert and Steven Wray, Stephen Kennedy, Ronnie and Mark Perkins and Steven Locklin and by nieces Linda Wray, Karen Kennedy McGraw and Stephanie Perkins Chamblee.
The family will receive friends at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel on Thursday, July 5, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 6, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel at 98 N. Dixie Drive in Lake Jackson, Texas.

The family would like to express special thanks to the people who cared for her the last few years, the staff at Carriage Inn and the staff at Revered Texan Hearth and Home.

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