Erma Jones was born May 14, 1943, to Willie and Sadie Hampton in Wabash, AR.

Erma accepted Christ as her Lord and Saviour at Old Jerusalem M.B. Church in Wabash, AR and later joined Redeeming Christian Spiritual Church #1 under the leadership of Bishop Therother Phillips.

She graduated from high school in 1961 and later moved to Lakeview, AR where she began a singing career with The Faithful Harmonizers and years later, she started singing with The Supreme Angels until her health failed.

Erma, better known as "G-mama" loves to cook for everyone, she never met a stranger. When any child that encountered her knew she was going to feed them and make them her famous "Kool-aid".

Erma believes if you go out in public you must go in style which she called it wrinkle free, she will starch your jeans until they would stand up by themselves.

Erma departed this life Friday, October 25, 2024 at Crestpark Retirement Inns of Marianna, AR.

She was preceded in death by her father, Willie Hampton; her mother, Sadie Hampton; one sister, Mable Kelly; one brother, Melvin Hampton, Sr; one niece, Louise Greene; one grandson, Marcus Hampton and two nephews, Jimmy L. Greene and Willie B. Greene.

She leaves to cherish her loving memory one daughter, Joyce Phillips of Forrest City, AR; three sons, Erwin "Ken" Hampton of Forrest City, AR, Charles "Tony" Wilson of Lakeview, AR and Melvin "Peter" Wilson of Kansas City, KS; two grandchildren, that she affectional raised, Marcus and Bianca; one great-grandson, as her own, Ke'Maris; a special friend/nurse, Angela Wright of Wynne, AR and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.