J. Richard Jones
June 26, 9145 ~ February 12, 2000
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailA native of Andrews, he was a son of the late Sam Walker and Vencena Petta Jones. Mr. Jones was a Science teacher and Football Coach at Erwin High School.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Cooper Jones; three daughters, Amber J. Sharpe of Wilson, NC, Marilee Jones of Belmont, Rachel Cooper Jones of East Carolina; a son, Forrest Walker Jones of Asheville; two sisters, Angie Smith of Harrimon, TN and Peggy Mehaffey of Hendersonville; and two brothers, Frank Jones of Andrews and Walker Jones of Commerce, GA.
A memorial service will be 7:00 pm Thursday in the Erwin High School gymnasium. His family will receive friends immediately following the service. There will also be a gathering of family and friends from 2 - 4 pm Saturday at Andrews United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Andrews, NC.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Richard Jones Scholarship Fund, c/o Buncombe County Schools Foundation, 175 Bingham Rd., Asheville, NC 28806.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
You are in our prayers.
I miss you and I’ll be glad to see you again
as well as the rest of the class.
My deepest sympathies in the loss of a wonderful teacher, friend, husband and father. May God bring peace through wonderful memories of all he meant to so many people.
You all are in my prayers.
:o)
Mr. Jones was as good as they come, and I could write for 60 pages about the positive things he has done. He was the best teacher I ever had and I credit him for leading us to break the 4X 800 record for the school. When we would complain, he would ask us ‘do you want your names up in the gym?’. Well, we did it last year and we’ll do it again this year just for Coach Jones.
Richard, you left us much too soon!!