John E. Jones
April 9, 1910 ~ November 16, 2000
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailRev. Jones was born in Greenwood, DE, in 1910, and was a son of the late William E. and Euphania Andrews Jones. He moved to Asheville in 1922 and was married to Ruth McFee Jones who died in 1991. He was also preceded in death by brothers, William and Andrew and sisters, Marian and Jean.
He attended Asheville High School, the College of the City of Asheville, and Emory University. Prior to becoming a minister, Mr. Jones served in many capacities in journalism and photography at the Asheville Citizen-Times, the Philadelphia Daily News, the Myrtle Beach News and the Rock Hill Evening Herald. He also served as a journalism professor at Brenau College in Gainesville, GA.
He began his ministerial career in 1965 and served as minister in sixteen churches in the WNC Conference of the United Methodist Church. In earlier years he was active as a layman at Trinity United Methodist Church, Asheville.
He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Joan J. and Laurence R. Burleson and Gladys J. and Donald D. Jones, all of Asheville; a special friends, Lynn Garren of Hendersonville; a brother, Louis T. Jones of N.Miami, FL; five grandchildren and their spouses, Robert L. and Leslie Fowler, Jr., of Gainesville, GA, Robin F. and Jerry Willis of Atlanta, GA, Donna J. and Lewis Miller of Hudson, NC, Jeffrey B. and Carolyn Jones of Asheville, and David D. and Suzanne Jones of Columbia, SC, and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph L. Reed officiating. Ministers of the WNC Conference of the United Methodist Church and members of the Sprinkle-Bagwell Class at Trinity United Methodist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers. Private interment for family members will follow at Green Hills Cemetery.
His family will receive friends Saturday afternoon at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Youth Mission or the United Methodist Men’s Builder’s Team at Trinity United Methodist Church, 587 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
Jo and Gladys, we go back a long way and have many fond memories of your Dad while we were ‘growing up.’ I know that he is now free of earthly worries and pain, and with his family who preceded him. My prayers to you all.
Love, Jane Anne
Please accept my sincere sympathy.Balfour always thought so much of Johnny and Ruth and I learned to share his appreciation of them.
I’m sure they had a great influence on the young people of our church at the time they were their counselors. Take care and remember the good times.
Martha
Gladys,
We are thinking of you and remembering you and the family in our prayers. We will be out of town but wanted you to know we are thinking of you.
Love, Sandy and Mike
Our sincerest sympathies to the family of a wonderful man and an old friend.
Dear Family of Rev. Jones,
As Pastor of Trinity UMC for seven years I always enjoyed my visits. He was a delightful, humorous gentleman with lots of interesting stores. His humor and joy will be missed.
Pastor Robert
Joanne and Gladys, We spent many happy days at Trinity and on Oakwood Street with Johnny and Ruth and both of you. We are most thankful for the influence they had on our lives. Our thoughts and love are with you at this time. Harold and Ruth.
We enjoyed working with Johnny at Elkwood UM Church, and each Sunday we have services his works can be seen since he was the one who led the remodeling of our church building. Our children will always remember him, too, for the work he did with the youth. Our sympathies are with you.
Jo Ann and Gladys, Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.Uncle John touched
so many people and we know he’ll be missed. Love, Pat and Bill