Swamp Individuals fan favourite Ashley “Deadeye” Jones has taken to social media to share an emotional replace on her life after asserting she was leaving the present final month.
The fan favourite paid tribute to her late father, 4 years since he handed away, and addressed her battle with alcohol.
“It’s been 4 years immediately since I misplaced my dad. If you happen to nonetheless have your dad round, give him a name. I’d additionally file him saying I really like you as a result of I’d do something to listen to his voice say that once I’m unhappy,” Jones wrote on Instagram on Tuesday (February 11).
She additionally used the submit to announce her continued sobriety, including, “I do know he could be so proud I’m nearly 2 years sober! I really like you dad and I miss you a lot! Preserve watching over us!”
Followers jumped into the feedback to share their assist for the favored Historical past Channel actuality star, with one commenter writing, “Preserve your head up. I misplaced my dad unexpectedly as nicely in 2016. I do know it’s arduous however you simply need to preserve pushing. Prayers for you and your loved ones.”
“Prayers for a daughter’s coronary heart,” mentioned one other.
“Ashley you might be an incredible girl, spouse, sister, and mother. A lot success to you and your loved ones,” added one other.
Jones’ submit comes only a month after she introduced her exit from Swamp Individuals. First showing on the present in 2018, Jones rapidly grew to become a fan favourite for her daring and fearless method to alligator searching and knowledgeable marksmanship. She appeared in Season 10 by way of Season 15 and even starred within the spin-off sequence Serpent Invasion.
In an Instagram submit on January 3, Jones revealed she was stepping again from the present to spend extra time along with her youngsters in Madison, MS.
“Effectively y’all I’m retiring from Swamp Individuals (or fore certain taking a break)! I do know lots of you can be unhappy to listen to this and I can solely pray in your continued assist. I’ve gotten to a time in my life the place lacking the primary month of college with my youngsters actually impacts their total college 12 months,” she wrote. “They’re additionally older and concerned in so much that I cannot miss for any sum of money.”
Nonetheless, Jones acknowledged that she “hopes to return again for visitor appearances” sooner or later and is all the time all the way down to “meet and greet” with the present’s followers. She additionally mentioned she would preserve individuals updated along with her searching pursuits in her dwelling state of Mississippi on Fb Stay classes.
As well as, Jones will proceed to run her legislation agency. She lives along with her husband, lawyer Chad Jones, and their three youngsters.
Earlier than becoming a member of Swamp Individuals, Jones mentioned she battled melancholy following a miscarriage. “It was like I used to be useless inside,” she advised the Clarion-Ledger final 12 months. “It was like simply going by way of the motions of life with out getting something again from it. It was a hormonal imbalance and that’s regular, however I didn’t have something I used to be enthusiastic about to fall again on.”
Looking was what dragged her out of her melancholy, and led to her touchdown a job on Swamp Individuals, which modified her life
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