Manuel Jones,

JONES, Mr. Manuel, Jr. - Age 82, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 19, 2010 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 27, 2010 at Mt. Pisgah G-6415 N. Clio Rd. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m., Pastor Wallace Hill, III., officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Friday. 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 12Noon - 8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Manuel Jones, Jr. was born September 30, 1927 in Rison, Arkansas, the first son of Manuel Jones, Sr. and Violet (Richardson) Jones. Manuel accepted Christ as his personal savior at Union Grove Baptist Church in Rison, Arkansas. He was a Honorably Discharged Veteran of the United States Army, where he served his country in the Korean War. Manuel relocated to Flint in 1952 and became a faithful member of Quinn Chapel AME Church, where he served as the President of the Gospel Chorus. He later joined the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, under the leadership of his neighbor and best friend, Pastor Wallace Hill III, where he was a faithful member until the Lord called him home. In the 1960’s during his political years, he was a Civil Rights Advocate and a Board Member. He was also President of the Citizens Group for the Model Cities Program in the 1970’s. Mr. Jones also ran for the Flint City Council. He retired from General Motors Corporation in 2009 after 56 years of service and was member of UAW Local 599. Manuel was also a member of the Masonic Temple. His hobbies included bowling, golfing, playing cards, watching basketball, cooking and singing. Mr. Manuel Jones, Jr. leaves to cherish his sweet memories: daughter, Wanda Jean Blackmon-Myster; son, Olinder Victor Jones and their mother and Manuel’s former-wife, Clara Mae Winn; former-wife and longtime companion, Carolyn E. Jones; 12 grandchildren, Victor, Eric, (Camille), Karen, Ebony, Brandon, Brionna, Bria, Aaron, Malcomb, Christopher, Jazmine and Janae; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 aunts, Minnie Armstrong of Grand Rapids, MI and Lessie Caudle of Flint; uncle, Garland “Bo” Jones of Flint; special brother, Fred; a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special nephew, Forman Jones and the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church family. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Manuel and Violet Jones, Sr.; 3 sisters, Martha Balknight, Rebecker Darrough and Emma Jean Leslie; and 2 brothers, Theodis and William Jones. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Wallace Hill III and the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church family.

Manuel Jones,

September 30, 1927 - August 19, 2010