Mary Lois Jones Little born January 25, 1927 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina to John Jones and Nellie Hutchins Jones. She was the sixth of seven children. She completed Spartanburg (South Carolina) High School in 1943 at the age of 16 and went to work for the telephone company. In June or July of 1947, on a last minute whim, she moved to San Diego, California with her Aunt Mary Allison. There she met Kenneth K. Little and married him on February 5, 1949. They were married for 65 years when Ken went to be with the Lord in March 2014. Mary and Ken had 2 daughters and a son (deceased at birth). They also had 2 grandsons and a great granddaughter of whom they were very proud. Mary and Ken were members of Fellowship Baptist in Forney, Texas.