Ms. Eva Anna Jaynes

Eva Anna Stephens Jaynes was born on October 1, 1929 in Jeffersonville,Georgia and departed this life on April 20, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was predeceased by her parents, Eva Frances Thomas and Clarence Stephens. At a very young age, her family moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts where Eva attended grade school and graduated from Adams High School in 1949. After graduation, she was employed at General Electric Company. She married Calvin Jaynes of Lenox, Massachusetts and later moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts where Calvin enrolled at Northeastern University School of Engineering. Eva and Calvin had two sons, Stephen and Robert. Eva worked at the Boston Five Savings Bank and at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Department of Mental Health. Later she worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Municipal Court system. In 1968, Eva and Calvin moved their family to Natick, Massachusetts. In 1986, she graduated from Mass Bay Community College in Wellesley while working for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Purchasing Department; and retired after 18 years of service. Eva was a community activist working tirelessly on issues regarding elementary and secondary education in the City of Boston. She was always involved in church and civic activities wherever she resided. Eva was a member of the historic Abbotsford Street Mothers group and was honored with the placement of a permanent plaque in the Museum of African American History in Roxbury, Massachu-setts. After retirement, Eva moved back to Georgia with her mother and resided in At-lanta for the last 23 years. Eva was devastated in November 2017 by the sudden loss of her son Robert of Levant, Maine. She was also predeceased by her siblings - Clarence, Mary and Pearl; her sister Mary's husband Preston Harris, Sr. and the mother of her nephew Gregory, Ms. Ernestine Mathis. Eva leaves to mourn her son Stephen Jaynes, his wife Norma and her grandchildren Wesley, Aaron and Olivia of Framingham, Massachusetts, the children of her sister Mary and her husband Preston - Preston Harris, Jr., Carolyn (Harris) Smith, and Tommie Lee Harris of California. She also leaves her nephew Gregory Mathis of Georgia and her Godchild Kevin Moore of New Jersey. Eva leaves a host of family and close friends that will dearly miss her kindness and expressions of love and guidance. Throughout her life, Eva nurtured many life-long friendships - some over a period of more than sixty years. At her retirement from the MBTA, one of her closest friends said, "Eva makes you feel as if you are her only friend.” It was a true statement then and is still true today. She will be deeply missed. The Family would like people to know in lieu of flowers donations can be made to autismalliance.org Autism Alliance, 1881 Worcester Road, Suite 100A, Framingham, MA 01701

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Ms. Eva Anna Jaynes

October 21, 1929 - April 20, 2018