Nancy Carolyn Jones, affectionately known to her family and friends as Nanu Nanu, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022. Born February 21, 1936 in Jackson, Mississippi, she was 86 years young. She also resided in Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Florida, Georgia and Washington DC.

Carolyn was passionate about education, reading (she never went anywhere without a book), music, animals, religion, and her family and friends. She never met a person she disliked. She was an incredibly gentle-hearted bundle of joy that brought happiness wherever she went. To know Carolyn was to love Carolyn.

Carolyn began studying American Sign Language in 1959 and since then interpreted in churches and educational settings. She worked at Gallaudet University in various roles from 1965 – 1996. She was a published author of materials on deafness and communication with the deaf. After retiring from Gallaudet, she worked in the library at the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Naturalization Service.

She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women in 1957. She also completed education at Eastern Kentucky University, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, George Peabody College for Teachers.

Carolyn's signature gesture was the American Sign Language sign for "I love you." [��