William Jones,

JONES, Mr. William, Jr. - Age 92, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Family hour 10:30AM Monday, December 1, 2008 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM, Eld. John Thornton officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Monday. Mr. Jones will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 10AM -6PM Sunday. Mr. William Jones, Jr. was born April 15, 1916 in Crawfordsville, Georgia, the son of William Jones, Sr. and Magnolia Alexander Jones. William confessed Christ at an early age and attended early elementary school in Crawfordsville, GA. He began working at Buick in the late fifty’s. After Buick went on a summer wildcat strike, he joined the union as a cement finisher and helped the company complete Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, IL. He worked in Buick’s Plant 36 and Plant 70 the Foundry. He retired in 1970 and was a member on UAW Local 599. William loved people and always helped people who were in need he was a good samaritan, he was a hardworking family man who loved his wife and all of his children. William’s nickname was “Long Ranger” in Flint and “Lil Williams” in Grand Rapids.William loved working on cars, barbecuing and gardening in his backyard. Before he was sick he loved to dip buttercup snuff. Mr. William Jones, Jr. Leaves to cherish his memory daughter, Clara Jones Price; 2 sons, Melvin Jones both of flint , Ambrose Cecil Jones of Grand Rapids, MI; a total of 43 grandchildren & great-granchildren including, Andrea Price of Okemos, MI, Pamela Price, Tanya Bonner, Reggie Brandon, Carlos White, Latishya White, Cedric Artis, II, Ali Emir Griffith all of Flint, Christopher Price of Stone Mountain, GA, Richard Allan Price, Gregory Earl Brown both of Lithonia, GA, Kevin Bonner, Chavez Felice Griffith, Ahmad Jones, Calandra Jones all of Grand Rapids, MI; great-grandchildren, Juanicha Barker, Latishya Renee White, Alguiesha Grady, Dondric Johnson, Dequaon Griffith, Andrenna Price, Simmone Price and Dominique Price; nieces, Ernestine Jones, Patricia Littlejohn, Mary Rita Bolden, Magnolia Jones-Colvin, Shirley Holt, Pamela Tardy, Danice Davis, Judy Tolbert, Deborah Richardson; nephews, Wiley (Carol) Jones, John Daniel Jones, Wiley Jones and Willie Edward Jones; sister-in-law, Christine Jones of Grand Rapids, MI; son-in-law, Clifford T. Price of Atlanta, GA; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Lona Freeman, Betty and Melvin McCord, all the families of Ave. A Block Club and Mr. Robert Banks. Mr. William Jones, Jr. was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie (Griffin) Jones; daughters, Willie Lee “Pinkie” Jones, Juanita Griffith, Jacquline Jones-Cotton; sons, J.D. Jones and Casterdel Jones. The family would like to express special thanks to Spectrum Health Kent Community Outreach Campus 4th floor staff in Grand Rapids, MI, Pastor Jenkins and the Galilean Baptist Church family and Bishop Odis A. Floyd and the New Jerusalem Full Gopel Baptist Church family.

William Jones,

April 15, 1916 - November 20, 2008