Rosie Lee Obituary (1951 - 2023)

On October 29, 2023, Rosie Lee Moore Jones departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Rosie Lee was born in Houston, Texas on November 3, 1951 to the late Lannie and Lydia Moore. Rosie Lee was predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence Moore and Kenneth Wayne Moore, Sr. and a sister, Patricia Ann Moore. A lifelong resident of Houston, Texas, Rosie Lee graduated from Evan E. Worthing High School in 1970. She was an alumnus of Houston Baptist University in 1974. Rosie Lee, as she was affectionately known by many, was formerly employed by the University of Houston for over 20 years and retired from Texas Rehabilitation Center a year 1 year of committed with the State of Texas. Rosie Lee loved cooking, dancing, gardening, traveling, playing spades and talking on the phone with Wilma Preston and Josephine Ross and doing sign language with Deborah Henley. She always kept the TV on "Food Network" until "Sistas" (on BET Network) or "Queen Sugar" (on the OWN Network) started. She loved to speak her mind and always had encouraging words and good advice for everyone. Rosie Lee was predeceased by grandsons, Deddrick Thomspon, Jr. and Horace Grigsby III. She was a loving, kind wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. As a woman of faith, she turned her life over to Christ at a young age and was a longtime member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church under the pastoralship of Rev. Richard J. Lot, Sr. Rosie Lee will be greatly missed by her very dedicated, supportive and encouraging family and friends. We will truly miss her laughter, talking smack and dancing to the beat. She also leaves to treasure her memories life partner, Melvin Jones; two daughters, Yolanda Thompson (son-in-law, Deddrick Thompson) and Kimberly Grigsby (son-in-law, Horace Grigsby); four grandsons, Darius Jones and Marquis Miller of Fresno, Texas, Brandon and Braden Grigsby; one granddaughter, Alyla Grigsby; two great-grandsons, Armani Miller and Jameer Miller; two aunts, Lola Nelson of Chicago, Illinois and Stella Grogan of Houston; one uncle Thomas Jackson of Bay City, Texas; three sisters-in -law, Marlene Moore of Missouri City, Texas, Johnnie Mae Mathews of Los Angeles, California and Sarah Jones of Henderson, Texas; five nephews, Rod Johnson of Austin, Texas, Kenneth Moore, Jr. and Kim Moore of Houston and David Blanton of Houston and Jeremiah Blanton of Tyler, Texas; six nieces, Kimberly Colbert (Donald), Angelle Jones-Mitchell, Uvanda Neal, Courtney Jones of Houston, Tina Jones of Henderson, Nathalia Watson (Cornilus) of Overton, Texas, Vanessa Mathews, Marie Mathews, Dikesha Mathews of Los Angeles, Ariel Charles(Ernest) and Alexis Richards of Houston; goddaughter, Tashara Thibodaux (Therane) and children, Kennedy, Mariah, Emeria and five great-nieces, Karrington Charles, Autumn Gray of Houston, Suraya Blanton of Tyler, Madison Mitchell of Houston and Maria Holland; five great-nephews, Javier Johnson of Mexico, Jaylon Blanton of Henderson, Darian Charles, Ernest Charles IV and D'Land Holland; special friends, Wilma Preston (Johnnie Day), Deborah Henley of Atlanta, GA, Josephine Ross, Mildred Davis and Eva Murray along with a host of relatives and countless friends.