James Roy Jones

February 22, 1928 ~ November 29, 1999
Mr. Jones was born in Clay County and was a son of the late Theodore Burgin and Emma Marie Fleming Jones. He was retired from the City of Asheville.
He is survived by three daughters, Judy Jones Reeves of Hendersonville, Darlene Jones Casstevens and Emma Jean Maxwell of Mt. Airy; two sons, James Daniel Jones and Richard Burgin Jones of Asheville; two step-sons, Mike and David Waddell; 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and eitht step-grandchildren; and by his better half, Brenda Waddell.
A memorial service will be at 3:00 pm Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Vince Keith and Lewis Bartlett officiating.
James was my stepfather and a great friend to me. He was always there for me whenever I needed a father or a friend and I loved him and will miss him greatly. I will never forget all the slawdogs lunches we had together.
I AM MY FATHER’S CHILD AND I RESENT THE WADDELLS THINKING THAT THEY ARE RELATED TO US IN ANY WAY. BRENDA WADDELL’S KIDS ARE NOT MY DAD’S AND HER GRANDKIDS ARE NOT HIS GRANDKIDS!!!!!!!!! ANY ONE WHO KNEW MY DAD KNEW THAT HE WANTED AWAY FROM ALL THOSE PEOPLE. THEY ARE ALL WHITE TRASH RED NECKS AND DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE LORD AND AFTER WHAT ALL THEY HAVE DONE I KNOW THEY WILL ALL BURN IN HELL AND I FEEL NO SORROW FOR THEM AT ALL. I HATE MY DAD BEING THOUGHT OF AS BEING THIER DAD OR GRANDAD BECAUSE HE IS NOT.