Today would have been the 115th birthday of my great-grandmother, Mary Belle Jones-Clary.

December 20, 1897 – January 28, 1969

Belle was the daughter of Joel Monroe Jones & Anna Greenlee, and the older sister of Alpha, Henry & Harry.

Belle married John William Garrett Clary on September 30, 1920, and they had three children, Ronald Monroe Jones (1921-1936), Donna Mae Clary-Barmes (1924-1992), and Joyce Ann Clary-Riser (1933).

Belle & Garrett Clary with their daughters, Donna & Joyce

Garrett & Belle Clary, 1964

Belle with her great-grandson, Darin 1965

Belle’s mother, Anna Greenlee Jones

Belle & Henry Jones

Belle & Alpha Jones

4 generations, 1964: Belle, Diana, Darin, Donna