Wayne Jones

JONES, Mr. Wayne III, affectionately known as "Big Bubba" - Age 58, passed Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 11AM Friday, February 25, 2005 at Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Chapel, 5802 Dupont St., with funeral service commencing immediately at 12Noon. Pastor Ernest Garrison officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11AM 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-8PM Thursday, February 24, 2005. Our dearly beloved Wayne Jones III was born June 24, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, to the union of Wayne and Zettie Jones. Wayne who was affectionately known as "Big Bubba", attended Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, TN, graduating "Class of 1964". After graduation, Wayne pursued a profession in Culinary Arts, where he served many dignitaries at the infamous Peabody Hotel and the University Club in Memphis, TN. Wayne loved good conversation with people, blues, and cooking. Mr. Wayne "Big Bubba" Jones III leaves to cherish his sweet memory: wife, Vivian (Buggs) Jones; daughter, Monica (Mamadou) NDaw; step-children, Asia Buggs, John Buggs and Deidre Buggs; sisters, State Rep. Brenda (Floyd) Jones-Clack, Mona Jones, Sheila (Edward) Jones-Garrett; brothers, Louis Jones, Charles Jones Douglas Jones, Carlos (Karen) Downs, Lyncha Jones, John Downs, Stan Downs; nieces, Tiffany, Nicole, Tamara, Kiera, Romeegan, Zorina, Paris, Jada, Mia (Bryant), Tamesha, Latisha; nephews, Phillip, Richard, Omar (Shay) Michael, Kenny, Antwan, Chris, William, Jeffrey, Lyncha, Jr., Darnell, Eric, Edward, Jr., Demetrius, Chris Devon, Jaylen and Ricky, special cousins, Clarence and Brian Nelson; mother-in-law, Mrs. Earnesteen Buggs; sisters-in-law, Mary Robinson, Debroah, Emily Buggs, Lavinia and Robert Smith; brothers-in-law, Kenneth, Gerald, Jeffery, and William Buggs; a host of great nieces and nephews, family and friends including special friends, Booker T. (Krista) Washington of Fort Wayne, IN, Lee (Stonewall) Johnson, Tamara (Porsha) Hamilton, Kevin, Carmen, Jeffery White and Felicia Horne. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; brother; nephew; and cousin.

Wayne Jones

June 24, 1946 - February 20, 2005