Mrs. Alice Clements Drone, 63
Services for Mrs. Alice Clements Drone, 63, who died Oct. 6 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, were held Oct. 13 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church with Elder Eddie Harmon and Pastors Kevin and Tiffany Hinds presiding.
Mrs. Drone, best known as Lisa, was born Nov. 1, 1960. She attended Jeff Davis High School and was employed at Jeff Davis Hospital for many years then Preferred Loan for several years before she retired. She was a member of Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church in Hazlehurst where she served on the usher board. She had a very unique gift of interior decorating. She was well-known in the community for her annual Rainbow Tea Parties which served as a fundraiser for Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Because she was the youngest of 11 children, she grew up with many of her nieces and nephews as if they were sisters and brothers. However, she was always respected as Auntie Lisa. She was devoted to the things of God and serving in the church.
In the mid-1980s she met the love of her life, Dennis Drone.
She was preceded ion death by her parents, Andrew Sr. and Hattie Clements; sisters Lula Bell Miles, Ruthie Mae Clements, Wille Clover Harmon, Pearlie Mae Clements, and JoAnn Clements Fisher; brothers Frankie Clements, Andrew Clements Jr., Wayne Clements, James Clements and Sacony L. Clements; and grandson Jaquavious Kirby.
Survivors include her husband Dennis Drone; children Caroline Love, Ricardo Clements (Tasha), Marquita Clements, Kristen Carter and Kolby Carter; sisters-in-law Gladys Clements, Janice Drone, Debbie Drone, Pamela Horton, Paula Beverly and Allison Williams; brothers-in-law Gary Drone (Rosemary), Melvin Drone (Ingrid), Alvin Drone, Darryl Horton, Don Shukr, and Danny Shukr; grandchildren Jaqueze Kirby, Terryona Love, Ahmad Clements, Morgan Dotson, Simone Clements and Sydne Clements; great-grandchildren Riley Kirby, Lyndi Kirby, and Tristian Kirby; very special friend Thereasa McRae; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers were Felton Hall, Nacho Brantley, Chad King, Kevin Walton, Alton Stripling, Rory Miller and Michael Dotson.
Honorary pallbearers were nephews. Floral attendants were friends and classmates.
Music was rendered by Khaliya Jenkins, Regina Eason and The Benjamin Family.
Burial was in Hazlehurst Memorial Gardens.
King Brothers Funeral Home was in charge.
