03/03/2026
Jennifer Lynn Babin Lutz, 48, of Center, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in Center.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Watson & Sons Chapel. Interment will follow at Patroon Cemetery in the Patroon Community of Shelby County.
Born October 15, 1977, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Jennifer is the daughter of Thomas Alex Jones and Kathy Jones. To know her was to love her.
The energy she carried is something rare and will be missed so much. She was filled with love, light, ideas, solutions and fun. She just lit up a room with the amount of compassion she carried in her heart and as sweet as she was - she was fire. A protector to those she cared deeply for. If she had it, you had it. If you needed something, she was going to figure it out. Our holidays will be a little quieter and less exciting to our babies. Her grandbabies meant the world to her and it showed immensely. She will be very missed here on Earth.
She is survived by:
Children:
Jazlynn and husband Travis Henkel
Victorian and husband Jacob Jackson
Sidney Leach
Stepson, Drake Lutz
Grandchildren:
Annalyce Henkel
Adley Jackson
Kaston Jackson
Levvie Jackson
Damon Henkel
Stetson Jackson
soon-to-be born, Tralynn Leach
Mother, Kathy Jones
Sisters:
Dee Koehler
Gina Jones
Amanda Ray
Brother, Troy Jones
Beloved Nana
Fiancé, Evan Lutz
Numerous nieces and nephews
Preceded in death by her late husband, Damon Babin; father, Thomas Elec Jones; and niece, Alyssa Jones.
Pallbearers will be Evan Lutz, Sidney Leach, Travis Henkel, Jacob Jackson, Michael Ray, Carlos Soudy, Michael Denby, and Rick Kirkley.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfh.com.
