Helen Juanita Jones Morrow

Helen Juanita Jones Morrow, 82, of Greer passed away peacefully at her home on April 7, 2022. Helen was born in Greenville County to the late Grover L. and Juanita Hudson Jones and is the widow of the late Yates Morrow. She was better known in the Blue Ridge Community as Ms. Helen or Granny Helen. Helen was a retired employee of JP Stevens Taylors. Her love for children brought her out of retirement to teach kindergarten at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church for the next twenty years. She was an active member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Greer and continued to work with children through her church whether in Sunday school or Vacation Bible School. Ms. Helen was ready at any moment to teach or show any child love with her creative crafting or just a hug. Anyone who knew Granny would have to say her greatest love was her family. She had a very large family which she would include her church and community. In times of need, you could depend on her for a phone call, card or one of her delicious pound cakes. Whether it was cooking a meal, going to the beach with her sisters, or planning the Jones family reunions, she put all her love into it. Granny loved and enjoyed being present in her family's lives but watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren in her "climbing tree" would bring her the greatest joy throughout her years. Granny is survived by her son, Gary Waldrop and wife Donna of Greer; six grandchildren, Brandy Bates (Tony) of Taylors, Mandy Derrick (Reed) of Chesnee, Matthew Smart of Greer, Haley Waldrop (Eli) of Taylors, Chase Waldrop (Megan) of Greer, and Nicholas Waldrop of Greer; and six great-grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother, Cathy Hamrick (Larry), Linda Phillips (Willard) and Robert Jones (Judy) all of South Carolina; one sister, Mary Ann Jordan of North Carolina and many nieces and nephews. Lifelong friends Lucy and Mamon Walker, Gladys Cooper, Linda and Charles Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee and the Pleasant Hill Chicks. Granny is preceded in death by one son, Marion ‘Peanut’ Waldrop as well, as one sister, Joyce Motter of Murrells Inlet, SC. The family would like to thank all the staff at Interim Hospice for their love and support they gave Granny and our family. A very special thanks to her nurses that took care of Granny with such love and tenderness. Ginger, Ashlei, Sheila, Toni and Queen, we love you and may God bless each of you! Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Greer. Pastors Rick Schubert, Ricky Creech and Terry Greene will preside over the services. Burial will follow the service at the church cemetery. The family will be at their respective homes. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to one of Granny’s favorite charities, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis Tennessee or at https://www.stjude.org/. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

Helen Juanita Jones Morrow

December 27, 1939 - April 7, 2022