Mr. Jones served our country in the U.S. Air Force, 804 Medical Air Evacuation attached to the 5th Air Force, during WWII.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Justice Jones; his parents, Sidney Monroe Jones and Hester Salena Green Jones; 5 brothers, Raymond, Ralph, Sidney, Yates and Z.D.; and 5 sisters, Macie, Artha, Ola, Pearl and Selma.

He is survived by 2 daughters, Lynne Marie Jones Lopp and husband Benny of Shelby, NC and Jean Ellen Jones Thornton and husband Rev. Greg of Tallahassee, Fla.; 1 sister, Annie Mae Bramlett and husband Iverson of Lattimore, NC; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 123 Beaver Dam Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150.