Bertha Ann Jones, 77, of Rochester, NY, passed away on Saturday, April 18,2026. Born on August 15, 1948, in Union Springs, Alabama, she was the child of Andrew Lee Pritchett and Mittie Mae Wiggins (Pritchett). At an early age, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Union Springs, Alabama. After graduating from Perote High School of Alabama in 1966, she moved to Rochester, NY, where she later became a member of Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. Bertha is remembered for her love, care, and her life of the party energy. She enjoyed going to church, singing in the choir, playing bingo, spending time with her family and friends, dancing, traveling, and watching her Buffalo Bills. She was known for kindness, support for those around her, an infectious laugh, and love for her family. She is survived by her husband, James C. Jones Sr, her sons Gregory Rodgers, Johnnie Rodgers (Yvette Rodgers), and James C. Jones Jr, her daughter Tenisha Jones, her sisters Betty Watson (Rochester, NY) and Mandy Matthews (Haines City, FL), ten grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Lee and Mittie Mae Pritchett, four brothers, Will Andrew Pritchett, Archie Lee Pritchett, Walter James Pritchett, and Harvey Lee Pritchett, and four sisters, Willie B. Brundidge, Ernestine Brundidge, Helen Murray, and Viola Askew. “Though her heart faced great challenges, it was strengthened every day by the love she gave and received. Her memory will live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.”