Anna V. Davidson Jones, 85, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away at Heritage Hall, Leesburg, VA on March 27, 2015. She was a long time resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland before moving to Leisure World in Lansdowne, VA.
The daughter of W. F and Callie Davidson, she was born in Rush Springs, Oklahoma before moving to Texas.
She was a dedicated homemaker and worked in retail at several places before retiring from Woodward & Lothrop. Anna's greatest joy was her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed making friends and was an enthusiastic thoroughbred horse racing fan.
Survivors include her children, Melisa Taschler and husband Tom of Leesburg, VA, Gary Jones and his wife Joan of Sykesville, MD, and Larry Jones of Cumberland, MD, seven grandchildren, Catie, James, Eric, Shannon, Jake, Melissa and Kelly and four great-grandchildren, Brooke, Bobby, Paige and Elena and her eldest sister Gen Garner of Kress, Texas. She was predeceased by her longtime companion William Rickman Sr. Anna and her family are sincerely grateful to Mr. Rickman's children, Bill Jr, Sheila, Beth, Cynthia and Lynn for their continued love and support.
She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and community.
Her family would like to thank the staff of Heritage Hall for their attentive loving care of Anna during her illness.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road, Leesburg, VA