In memory...
July was the last time I posted here and for good reason. On July 21st my husband was working on the house replacing shingles on the roof when he fell and broke his neck in three places along with two places in his lower spine. I wasn't home when it happened, and when I got home I found him in the yard.
From that day until the end of November, he fought pneumonia and kidney damage from all of the antibiotics and was paralyzed from his chest down. On November 21st, Bill sent home to be with Jesus.
We were married for 43 years, and this has been very hard for me. It'll be two weeks on Saturday since we laid him to rest. I'm just trying to keep it together right now, and I don't know when or if I will continue writing.
Rest in heaven...
Obituary
William Allen Jones , the fourth of fourteen children, was born on February 14, 1946 to Johnnie R. Jones and Arnethia Deloatche Jones in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He attended C. S. Brown High School. After high school, he moved from North Carolina to New Jersey. Bill served in the United States Army and achieved the rank of sergeant.
He made church membership and attendance a priority and in his later years was a member of Faith Fellowship Ministries in Edison, NJ, World Changers Ministries in College Park, GA and finally Lakewin Christian Center in Riverdale, GA where he was recently ordained as a deacon. His quiet, steady love for God set an example to others.
His love for art and music began at an early age, and one of his first paintings was a mural behind the pulpit at First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro while he was still in high school. As he got older, his art took a back seat to the responsibilities of providing for his family. Prior to his retirement, Bill resumed creating beautiful paintings and even displayed some of his work at local expos. After retirement, he took up a new hobby – playing the guitar. His other love was spending time with family.
Bill married Denise Valerie Brown in 1976. He was father to Melanie Joy Jones and stepfather to Crystal Hughes Simmons. Bill was blessed with a very large family. He was a devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
For over thirty years, he worked in different positions with Safety-Kleen Systems in New Jersey and Georgia where he was loved and respected by his fellow coworkers. He retired in December 2018.
He is survived by his wife, Denise, two daughters, Melanie Jones and Crystal Simmons, seven sisters, Calpurnia J. Bryant (Douglas) of Adelphi, MD, Sylvia J. Caldwell of Winston-Salem, NC, Barbara J. Rayner (Fulton) of Clinton, NC, Sharon J. Frazier (Rick) of Cary, NC, Edith J. Whitley (James) of Winston-Salem, NC, Thelma J. Vance (Alphonzo) of Lewisville, NC; six brothers, Flavio T. Jones (Karen) of Boyds, MD, Johnnie E. Jones (Tara) of Fayetteville, NC, Barney C. Jones (Valeria) of Pfafftown, NC, Jeffrey P. Jones (Angela) of Kernersville, NC, and Rickie T. Jones (Melanie) of Lexington, NC, and Darren L. Jones of Winston-Salem, NC; sister-in-law, Shari Brown Marvray (Charles); a brother-in-law, Thomas K. Brown; five grandchildren; one great granddaughter; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Bill will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
From that day until the end of November, he fought pneumonia and kidney damage from all of the antibiotics and was paralyzed from his chest down. On November 21st, Bill sent home to be with Jesus.
We were married for 43 years, and this has been very hard for me. It'll be two weeks on Saturday since we laid him to rest. I'm just trying to keep it together right now, and I don't know when or if I will continue writing.
Rest in heaven...Obituary
William Allen Jones , the fourth of fourteen children, was born on February 14, 1946 to Johnnie R. Jones and Arnethia Deloatche Jones in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He attended C. S. Brown High School. After high school, he moved from North Carolina to New Jersey. Bill served in the United States Army and achieved the rank of sergeant.
He made church membership and attendance a priority and in his later years was a member of Faith Fellowship Ministries in Edison, NJ, World Changers Ministries in College Park, GA and finally Lakewin Christian Center in Riverdale, GA where he was recently ordained as a deacon. His quiet, steady love for God set an example to others.
His love for art and music began at an early age, and one of his first paintings was a mural behind the pulpit at First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro while he was still in high school. As he got older, his art took a back seat to the responsibilities of providing for his family. Prior to his retirement, Bill resumed creating beautiful paintings and even displayed some of his work at local expos. After retirement, he took up a new hobby – playing the guitar. His other love was spending time with family.
Bill married Denise Valerie Brown in 1976. He was father to Melanie Joy Jones and stepfather to Crystal Hughes Simmons. Bill was blessed with a very large family. He was a devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
For over thirty years, he worked in different positions with Safety-Kleen Systems in New Jersey and Georgia where he was loved and respected by his fellow coworkers. He retired in December 2018.
He is survived by his wife, Denise, two daughters, Melanie Jones and Crystal Simmons, seven sisters, Calpurnia J. Bryant (Douglas) of Adelphi, MD, Sylvia J. Caldwell of Winston-Salem, NC, Barbara J. Rayner (Fulton) of Clinton, NC, Sharon J. Frazier (Rick) of Cary, NC, Edith J. Whitley (James) of Winston-Salem, NC, Thelma J. Vance (Alphonzo) of Lewisville, NC; six brothers, Flavio T. Jones (Karen) of Boyds, MD, Johnnie E. Jones (Tara) of Fayetteville, NC, Barney C. Jones (Valeria) of Pfafftown, NC, Jeffrey P. Jones (Angela) of Kernersville, NC, and Rickie T. Jones (Melanie) of Lexington, NC, and Darren L. Jones of Winston-Salem, NC; sister-in-law, Shari Brown Marvray (Charles); a brother-in-law, Thomas K. Brown; five grandchildren; one great granddaughter; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Bill will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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