Mercedes Sands
September 17, 1922 - February 27, 2020
Mercedes R. (Jones) Sands was born September 17, 1922 in Tuskahoma, OK to Joseph and Margaret Jones. She died Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Amarillo, TX. She retired with FAA in the payroll department and she supported her husband’s activities with Oklahoma City India Shrine Center. She was an avid family woman and would always be found having a good time doing numerous activities. She enjoyed being outdoors and had an eye for gardening. Mercedes Sands is survived by one daughter Kathie and her husband Dwight Colville of Canyon, TX and one granddaughter Maggie and her husband Colby Edwards of Lubbock, TX. She leaves behind many other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband Cleo G. Sands; parents Joseph and Margaret Jones; brothers Dick Jones, Paul Jones, and Hugh Jones. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2020 at Resurrection Memorial Gardens conducted by Ford Funeral Service. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
Mercedes R. (Jones) Sands was born September 17, 1922 in Tuskahoma, OK to Joseph and Margaret Jones. She died Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Amarillo, TX. She retired with FAA in the payroll department and she supported her husband’s... View Obituary & Service Information