Lawrence Edwin Jones

JONES, Lawrence Edwin, 81, of Richmond, Va., died on June 7, 2010 at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Hospital Hospice Care. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was born on March 2, 1929 in Jonesborough, Tenn. He was the son of James Everett and Beulah Evelyn Jones. He was predeceased by his sister, Bernice Gassman; and his brother, Richard Jones. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a brick mason for 50 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Mary Rebecca "Becky" Jones; four children, Myrtle Barnes (Donald), Clarence Jones (Susie), Evelyn Porter (Vern) and Thomas "Ed" Jones (Sharon); seven grandchildren, Clarence Jones Jr., Rebecca Pfaff (Greg), Laura Wilson, Krystal Jones, Darrell "Jesse" Thomas Jr., Jon Duke and Gabriel Porter; two great-granddaughters, Skyla Pfaff and Molly-Ann Crenshaw; sister, Betty Pierce; three brothers, Kenneth Jones (Regena), Lester Jones and Bobby Jones; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends and family at Bliley's-Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family wishes to express their gratitude and thanks to the doctors, nurses, and hospice care workers at McGuire VA Hospital for the loving care they provided to our loved one.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.