William Jones

William R. "Bill" Jones KERNERSVILLE, N.C. William R. "Bill" Jones, age 70, formerly of Buchanan County, Va., passed away Monday, April 26, 2010, at his home. Born May 23, 1939, at Pilgrim Knob, Va., he was the son of the late W.G. Buck and Loma Jones. He was a 20-year retired U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. He also retired from the Buchanan County Department of Social Services. Bill was a member of New Birth Baptist Church at Walnut Cove, N.C. Before moving to North Carolina, he was a member of Baptist Bible at Pilgrim Knob, Va. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Jones; one brother, W.G. Jones Jr.; and three sisters, Hautine Jones Kipps, Claudine Jones Jones and Opaline Jones Remines. He is survived by his wife, B. Ann Hagerman Jones; two sons, Gregory Jones and wife Judy of Columbus, Ga., and Bradley Jones and wife Pam of Bristol Virginia; stepdaughter, Kim Lester of Charlotte, N.C.; stepson, Terry Lester of Greensboro, N.C.; two grandchildren, Cheyanne Jones and Garrett Jones, both of Bristol Virginia; two step-grandchildren, Brandon Estrada and Jayde Estrada, both of Charlotte; one great-grandchild, Jada of Bristol Virginia; two sisters, Eskoline Jones Davis of Boonsmill, Va., and Joyce Jones and husband Kirby Keen of Bland, Va.; and sister-in-law, Virginia Jones of Atlanta. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va., with Brother Andy Maynard and Pastor Brian Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be members of Fort Lee Military Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be men of the Baptist Bible Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain, Va. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.SingletonFuneralService.com Buchanan Funeral Service is serving the Jones family.