Jinnetta Daniels

Jinnetta Daniels was born to the late Mary Jane Dunn and Sam Daniels on December 25, 1929, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. She was the last child of seven born of this union. Growing up in the 1930s, she did not attend school. She worked in the cotton fields from the age of 5 until the age of 16. At 16 she moved to Delhi, Louisiana and married Lewis Carroll Sr. and in 1962 she and Lewis moved their family to Las Vegas, Nevada. While raising her family in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jinnetta worked for the Dunes Hotel and Casino for 21 years as a Powder Room Attendant. Jinnetta was a faithful servant of the Lord, she was a dedicated member and usher of Victory Baptist Church. In the 1980s she joined Zion United Methodist Church, became a Church Mother, usher and dedicated selflessly as a volunteer at the Zion United Methodist Church daycare and was a certified Foster Grandparent for the State of Nevada to many children throughout the years. Jinnetta served her community as an honorary Eastern Star member. She fed the homeless and assisted with many charitable organizations. When home she started her days with gardening, she loved her flowers and plants – that was her peace of mind. She was known for making the best bread pudding. Cornbread was always on the stove - greens, cabbage and okra was a staple in her home. While working all her grandchildren would receive a “money envelope” each Christmas – she was born on Christmas, and she loved Christmas. Sharing time and love with family was very important to Jinnetta, she would have cookouts to bring all her loved ones together, especially when family came to town. And, every few years she would go back “home” to Louisiana and Mississippi to visit her siblings and cherished loved ones. Jinnetta was the matriarch of our family and she will be truly missed. Jinnetta was preceded in death by her parents; Mary Jane Dunn and Sam Daniels, her husband; Lewis Carroll Sr., her children; Robert Carroll Sr., Richard Carroll Sr., and Lewis Carroll Jr., and all of her siblings. The beloveds she leaves to cherish her memory are her children; Mary Porter, Betty Jean Carroll, Linda Carroll Smith, and Zola Mae Carroll. Her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and her loving dog, Nia Chanel.

Jinnetta Daniels

December 25, 1929 - July 26, 2024