Jean Frances Jones Ashley, 73, a native of Seven Gables and resident of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Jean was born on August 19, 1937 in California, MD to the late John Hilary Jones and Mazie Elizabeth Pilkerton Jones.

Surviving her loving and devoted husband of 47 years, Floyd Francis Ashley, Sr., a native of Houma, LA and resident of Hollywood, MD, loving and devoted children; Cathy Purcell (Paul) of Drayden, MD, Evonda Ward (Doug) of Solomons, MD, Carrie Goddard (Tony) of Great Mills, MD, Jeanie Tennyson (Jimmy) of California, MD, sons; Randy Crocker (Karen) of Rockville, MD, Floyd "Gator" Ashley, Jr. (Amy) of Leonardtown, MD and daughter-in-law Evonne Crocker of Indian Head, MD, fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, loving siblings; Ann Poe of Great Mills, MD and Kitty Lee of Mechanicsville, MD, brother and sister-in-law Allen and Anne Ashley of Houma, LA, sister-in-law Sandra Jones of Waldorf, MD and many nieces and nephews and many great friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her children; Richard E. Crocker, John Crocker and Michael Crocker and her siblings; Mary Lou O'Dell, James L. Jones and John W. Jones, and her father-in-law Floyd U. Ashley and mother-in-law Frances C.Ashley.

The family will receive friends for Jean's Life Celebration on Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD with the Rev. Raymond Schmidt as the celebrant. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jean's grandsons Ricky Crocker, Tony Goddard, Jr., Douglas P. Ward, James Goddard, Jesse Ward and Chuck Thompson. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Billy Albert, Bobby Albert, Nick Tsirigotis, Dan Coleman, Joe VanKirk, Paul Joe Aldridge, Joe Adams, and Rob Albert.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43950 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.