Zella Elaine Jones

Born in Durham County, North Carolina, Elaine Jones is an Army spouse, Army mother, and Army and Marine Corps grandmother. She spent her professional life in nursing and education before retiring.

Elaine began her career as a neonatal nurse at Duke University Hospital. After leaving nursing to focus on family life and support her husband’s military career, she later transitioned into education—first as a teacher’s aide, then as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructor for Alamance Community College.

She is active in community service, organizing efforts to build mobility aids for people with disabilities and volunteering with local hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and community centers. She also brings smiles to patients, children, and assisted-living residents as her clown alter ego, “Miss Dipity Dolittle.”

Elaine enjoys writing and is the author of Granny’s Legacy: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems. Her articles and poems have appeared in Good Old Days Magazine, The Havok Journal, The Epoch Times, and Battlefields.

Her hobbies include writing, reading, painting, and crocheting. She donates some of her crocheted items to local charities, including Ricky’s Retreat, which supports struggling young adults and teens.