Angelique Jones – Monessen
Obituaries
March 23, 2023

Angelique Jones – Monessen

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Angelique Jones of Monessen passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. A 2012 graduate of Monessen High School, she was employed at Tiny Times Kingdom Daycare, a family-owned business. She was formerly employed at Shop ‘n Save of Rostraver. She leaves to cherish her beautiful memory, her daughters, Aliyah (7) and Kierra (3); her loving companion, Keith Matesig; her parents, James and Angela Lipscomb; father, Roderick Jackson; sisters, Erica Lipscomb, Jasmine and Jamecia; brothers, Roderick Jones and Malik Harris; grandparents, James and Gertrude Lipscomb; and grandmother, Martha Jackson. She was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Roy and Elise Jones; grandfather, Samuel Jackson; and aunt, Charlene Payne. She leaves to cherish her memory a host of aunts, uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins and a goddaughter. A memorial will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Monessen Firemen’s Hall, Eastgate 15, Monessen.

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