Thomas R. Jones

THOMAS R. JONES Thomas Reide Jones, 91, formerly of Eola Avenue, Asheville, died Sunday, August 24, 2008, at the Western Carolina Baptist Retirement Home. A native of High Point, he was the son of the late Thomas L. and Nannie Lowe Jones. He was an Army veteran of WW II, serving in the 565th Signal Airwarning Battalion under the Fifth Air Force. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. Mr. Jones worked for 34 years with the Veterans Administration as a hospital administrator. He began his career at Oteen and served in Johnson City, Roanoke, Washington, DC, and other VA hospitals before his retirement. He was a member of Abernethy United Methodist Church, and a member of the Joppa Lodge #530 AF&AM and the Scottish and York Rite bodies as a 32nd degree Mason. He is survived by cousins, Eden Bolton of Ocean Isle, Ruth Ferguson of Durham, Mary Garrett of Greensboro, Della Jordan of Charlotte, Doris Kiger of Thomasville, Annie Lassiter of High Point, Bonnie Martin of Fresno, CA, Nannie Mauldin of Richfield, Bob Lowe of Madison, MS, David Lowe of High Point, Anita Owens, her husband, Bill, and their sons of Asheville, and Johannes Boehme, his wife, Pam, and their sons of Winston-Salem. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Anthony R. Sayer officiating. Masonic rites will be provided and interment will be at Pisgah View Memorial Park. His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service and suggest that memorials be made to Abernethy United Methodist Church, 1418 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806, or to one's favorite charity. The family expresses sincere appreciation to the staff of the WNC Baptist Retirement Home for the care and attention they provided to Mr. Jones.