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Jones died of [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-nine and donated her body to medical science. A memorial service was held on April 28, 2018, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Her honorary pallbearers included a "Who's Who" of local Republican figures: the 5th congressional district nominee in 1976, businessman [[Frank Spooner]]; former District Attorney and State Senator Robert William "Bob" Kostelka; current state Senator Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth, former [[U.S. Representative]] John Charles Cooksey, and incoming U.S. Representative [[Luke Letlow]], the [[chief of staff]] to outgoing U.S. Representative [[Ralph Abraham]].<ref name=obit/>

Jones died of [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-nine and donated her body to medical science. A memorial service was held on April 28, 2018, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Her honorary pallbearers included a "Who's Who" of local Republican figures: the 5th congressional district nominee in 1976, businessman [[Frank Spooner]]; former District Attorney and State Senator Robert William "Bob" Kostelka; current state Senator Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth, former [[U.S. Representative]] John Charles Cooksey, and incoming U.S. Representative [[Luke Letlow]], the [[chief of staff]] to outgoing U.S. Representative [[Ralph Abraham]].<ref name=obit/>

Letlow recalled in 2003 his taking Jindal to meet with Jones, who told the candidate that she did not think he could win that year in the race against the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]] but that Jindal could become a strong contender in subsequent elections. She was right in that prediction. Letlow called Jones "tough as nails."<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/04/03/gop-stalwart-greta-jones-dies/483857002/|title=GOP stalwart Greta Jones dies|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

Letlow recalled in 2003 his taking Jindal to meet with Jones, who told the candidate that she did not think he could win that year in the race against the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]] but that Jindal could become a strong contender in subsequent elections. She was right in that prediction. Letlow called Jones "tough as nails."<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/04/03/gop-stalwart-greta-jones-dies/483857002/|title=GOP stalwart Greta Jones dies|publisher=''Monroe News Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=April 3, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

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