Helen Bridges Jones

Helen Bridges Jones, 83, of Houston, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at The Farrington at Tanglewood, Houston. She was born on April 3, 1937, in Eureka, California, to Pauline East and Enoch Clyde Bridges. She was a retired legal secretary.

Helen and her husband, Bob moved from Memphis, Tennessee to Beaumont in 1962 to begin a new life and new adventure with a house full of their children. Bob worked in the food brokerage and Helen worked in the secretarial field. Bob went on to work in the automobile sales industry at local car dealerships and Helen went on to work as a Legal Secretary for both Judge Clayton and Judge Stover in the State of Texas Court of Appeals. Later she helped her daughter Linda when she became a Nurse Practitioner and successfully opened one of the first rural Health Clinic in the State of Texas where she facilitated as Office Manager on an as needed basis.

In addition to working outside of the house she took care and raised a house full of children with love and compassion and naturally a strong belt if the truth be known.

She and her loving husband loved to Motorhome and RV together with their son Bob and his wife Dell along with the Honorable Judge Jack King and his wife Doris for many years.

Helen could be found anywhere having the time of her life, from white water rafting in Colorado, to spending the summer in Big Bend National Park as a Park Hostess.  Helen made several cruises with her close friend Terri Bleuel.   In addition, Helen made World trips to Qatar and Italy, with family members and then walked the Great Wall of China and completed her life long dream of going to Russia on her own.

Helen moved to Houston in 2007 to start new adventures keeping Beaumont as a satellite base camp as she called it to see family and friends.

Helen had a zest for life, a love for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Helen had a lifelong love of animals and would tell anyone who would listen she came home from the hospital to two cats and two brothers.

She is survived by her sons, Robert E. “Bob” Jones, Jr. and his wife, Dell, of Houston; Kevin B. Jones and his wife, Anne, of Goose Creek, South Carolina; Robert W. “Rob” Jones, of Beaumont; and Reverend Bryan D. Jones and his wife, Ruth, of Many, Louisiana; daughters, Donna D. Parker and her husband, James, of Plant City, Florida and Carla M. Jones, of Houston; grandchildren, B.J. Jones; Kelley Courtney and her husband, Josh; Jennifer Cassada and Joe Winegarden; Alicia Dinges and her husband, Chris; Jennifer Thompson and her husband, Kevin; Ryan Jones; Kristoffer Jones; Michael Jones and his wife, Abby; Bo Parker; Tyler Parker; Travis Parker; Mandy Boone; Sara Zimeri; Jason Jones and his wife, Jessie; Aley Haught and her husband, Joe; and Christopher Jones and his wife, Diane; twenty great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephew, Kenneth Bridges, Carol Bridges Peterson, Karen Bridges Fridelle and Cathy Bridges and their respective families.

Helen is preceded in death by her parents, Pauline East Bridges and Enoch Clyde Bridges; brothers, Enoch Joseph “Joe” Bridges and Charles Juan Bridges; husband, Robert E. “Bob” Jones, Sr.; daughter and son-in-law, Linda J. and Jimmy Boone; and grandson, Jonathan Parker.

A memorial service and celebration of life will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Fellowship Baptist Cemetery, Warren, Texas.

Her cremation arrangements were handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Humane Society of Southeast Texas. P.O. Box 1629, Beaumont, Texas 77704 or to Alzheimer’s Association, 700 North Street STE M, Beaumont, Texas 77701.