Mr. Harvey Lee Jones

JONES, Mr. Harvey Lee - Age 72, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at Heartland - Briarwood Manor. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015 at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1226 Beach St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Ezra L. Tillman, Jr. officiating. Interment Elmy Cemetery, Jonesville, LA. Friends and family will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Jones will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Harvey L. Jones was born March 1, 1943 in Jonesville (Catahoula Parish), Louisiana, the youngest of 12 children born to Felix, Sr. and Phillis (Smith) Jones. Harvey grew up in a Christian home and learned the basic tenets of Christianity and where academic excellence was demanded. Harvey accepted Christ and was baptized at the Greater Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend J. A. Franklin. He was a 1961 Honor graduate from Jonesville High school and was class president of his class. Harvey enrolled in Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. However, circumstances dictates that he leave Southern University and enroll in the United States Air Force. His Air Force sojourn lead him on tours of duty in the United States and the Philippines. Airman First Class, Harvey Jones excelled and performed admirably. As a result, he was assigned to the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. This assignment led him to decode the intelligence and communicate the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Harvey L. Jones married the love of his life, Joyce Merle Dunbar on June 23, 1970. They grew up on the same street, were classmates throughout school and lifelong friends. Harvey was a dedicated member of First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. He was passionate in his devotion to Sunday school and was an avid reader, who spent countless hours researching the scriptures in preparation for his Sunday school class. It was his joy to use his God-given intellect to impart biblical truths to his class. Harvey was a member of the Trustee ministry, member of the Anniversary and Black History committees; and would readily serve when asked. Psalm 46:10 became his favorite scripture. He gathered from it the importance of setting aside time to spend in the presence of a sovereign God. He also concluded that at this throne, one would receive fountains of mercy, grace and comfort; knowing our Father listens and cares and even the heathen could recognize His wondrous works. Mr. Harvey L. Jones was quiet, kind, gentle and generous. He always wanted to be in the forefront of those who gave to worthy causes and the needy. He was a true introvert who spent countless hours reading the Holy Bible, historic books, and books on ‘how the west was won’. Harvey was employed by Chevrolet Metal Fabrication, a division of General Motors and was a member of UAW Local 659. He retired after 36.6 years of service. Mr. Harvey L. Jones leaves to cherish his memory loving and devoted wife of almost 45 years, Joyce Dunbar Jones; godchildren, Dr. Joseph Nelson II of Boston, MA and Carmen LeFlore of Flint; 2 sisters, Lena J. Branch of Jonesville, LA and Shirley J. (Mark) Spillers of Brooklyn, NY; sisters-in-law, Alice Jones of Chicago, IL, Doris Jones of Broadview, IL, Bettye Dunbar Holmes of Jonesville, LA and Barbara (Roosevelt) Moore of Minden, LA; brothers-in-law, Mack Dunbar, Jr., Dave Richardson of New Orleans, LA and Louis (Victoria) Dunbar of Seabrook, TX; special nieces, Connie D. (Joseph) Nelson of Arkadelphia, AR, Sonya (Jefferson) Spillers Browne of Brooklyn, NY, Kim Dunbar of Lansing, MI and Judy (Jesse) Collins; a host of other relatives and friends including dear relatives, Wilbert Pollard of Flint, Ethel (Jim) Wilkerson, Martha “Honey” Skinner, Dorothy Wilkerson of Jonesville, LA, Meria Whitehead of Flint and lifelong friend, Alvin Clyde Fagan. Mr. Harvey L. Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Felix, Sr. and Phillis Jones; 3 sisters, Dorothy J. Dunbar, Vera J. Richardson and Odessa J. Joseph Jennings; 6 brothers, Johnnie, L.J., Charlie, Samuel, Felix, Jr., and Ike; father and mother-in-law, Barney and Martha B. King. We extend special thanks to Pastor & Mrs. Ezra L. (Catrina) Tillman, Jr. and the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church family, Dr. & Mrs. Zelton (Jacqueline) Johnson, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Edie C. (Leslie) Fields and Ernestine Fagan for their unwavering support.

Mr. Harvey Lee Jones

March 1, 1943 - May 29, 2015