Betty Jean Jones Fleszar of Rose Hill, NC departed her earthly home enroute to her heavenly home on Thursday, January 23, 2025.  She had been a resident of Wallace Nursing & Rehabilitation for a short period.  Born on November 26, 1941, in Duplin County, she is the daughter of the late Dallas Frank and Carrie Elizabeth Maxwell Jones.  Also preceding her in death are her husband of forty-nine years—Robert Fleszar: siblings—Dallas Jones (Sarah), Joyce Hardison (Norman), and Carl Jones; and sister-in-law—Bobbie Jones.

Left to cherish her memory are siblings—Aubrey Clarence Jones and Ruby Jones King (Ronald); sister-in-law—Frances Jones; "special son"—Clayton Bryant (Sara) of Rose Hill; many nieces and nephews; and her four-legged companion Hunter.

Mrs. Fleszar was born, educated, and worked in Duplin County and after her marriage to Robert, also lived in Duplin County for the major portion of her life.  For her career, she worked in clerical roles at J.P. Stevens in Wallace and later as a pharmacy technician at CVS.   She loved all animals and had an extreme love of all God's creatures to a point that she would not kill a spider but would take it outside to set it free.  At one point in her life, she also owned horses.  Hunter, her four-legged companion, was an integral part of her life.  She enjoyed crafts, cooking, and delighted in making brownies for her nieces and nephews whom she adored. She attended Rose Hill Baptist Church. She will be missed by family and many others in the Rose Hill area.

Mrs. Jean's family will receive friends at a visitation set for 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, followed by a service at 2:00 pm, in the chapel of Padgett Funeral Home in Wallace, NC.  Interment will be in the Jones Family Cemetery in Harrells, NC, after the service.  Since her love for animals was so strong, please consider a contribution, in her memory, to Pet Friends of Duplin, P.O. Box 152, Wallace, NC.