Mary Jo Moton

Obituary For Mary Jo Moton

Ms. Mary Jo Moton, departed this life Sunday, January 16, 2022. Ms. Moton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 10, 1934, the only child born to Sara Belle Sublett and Zebedee Moton. Her father passed away when she was seven, and she was raised by her grandmother, Mary Francis Sublett, along with her two cousins, Kittie Griffith and Theresa Jackson. Upon graduation from Howard High School in Chattanooga, Mary attended Hampton Institute from 1952-1956. While at Hampton Institute, she pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She received a Master's Degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1959. She served as the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Chattanooga Chapter President for one term. Mary began her career as a Social Worker in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She migrated into higher education after relocating to Richmond, Virginia in 1966. She worked for Virginia Union as an Upward Bound Counselor, helping prepare low-income students for college. Later, she worked for John Tyler Community College and the Virginia Community College System. The majority of her professional career was dedicated to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. She was the Director of Continuing Education in the original Reynolds building on Grace Street, before the Jackson Street campus was built. When she retired from Reynolds in 1999, she was the Director of Counseling. She was predeceased by her parents, Sara and Zebedee Moton. Survivng are her devoted daughter, Kimberley Guines Blowe and son-in-law, Ervin Blowe; son, Van Guines and cousin, Johnetta Jones. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 24, 2022 at Scott's Chapel, 116 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Rev. Marlene Forrest officiating. Interment Roselawn Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer's Foundaiton of America, 322 Eighth Street, 16th floor, New York, New York 10001 or alzfdn.org. Live streaming at scottsfuneralhome.com video: https://vimeo.com/670857776

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