GEORGE WILSON JONES

JONES, George Wilson, 83, of Chesterfield Co., died July 3, 2010. Survivors include his beloved wife of 60 years, Elvie Gallimore Jones; three daughters, Susan Jones Ryan and her husband, S. Kelley Ryan, Anne Jones Nowak and her husband, David Nowak, and Sharon Rixey Jones and her husband, Donald W. Paul; one sister, Annette Jones Conner; five grandchildren, Christian and wife, Jamie, Brett and wife, Abby, Olivia, Jeremy and Liana; and other extended family members and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Presley Rixey Jones; mother, Donna Marie Wilson Jones; stepmother, Hilda Potts Jones Christian; and brother, Presley Rixey Jones Jr. Mr. Jones graduated from Petersburg High School and served in the Army Air Forces in The Philippines. In 1953, he earned his degree from Virginia Tech. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 10. Until his death, he was an active member of Dale Ruritan Club serving several terms as president and as a zone governor. For sixteen years, he served Chesterfield and Colonial Heights in the House of Delegates and for a portion of his tenure, he served as the Minority Whip. He successfully chaired Ronald Reagan's 1980 Presidential Campaign for the Commonwealth of Virginia. For over thirty years he owned and operated the George W. Jones Co. Mr. Jones lived life to the fullest and above all, he loved spending time with family and friends on the Rappahannock River. His remains rest at the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and where funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dale Ruritan Club. Online condolences to: woodyfuneralhomehuguenot.com



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