Champ McMillian Jones

Champ M. Jones - Clemson, SC Champ McMillian Jones, 91, of 150 Downs Boulevard, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Born in Dacusville, he was a son of the late Henry Z. and Martha Inez Smith Jones. Champ was honored as Professor Emeritus of Agronomy after teaching over 33 years at Clemson University. He was a 1939 graduate of Clemson University, earned his Masters Degree at Cornell University and his Doctorate at Michigan State University. He was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Clemson where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was a long time member of the Clemson Fellowship Club and was an Army veteran of WWII where he earned a Purple Heart while serving at Guadal Canal. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Alma Brooks Young Jones of the home; three sons, Dr. Champ M. "Mac" Jones, Jr. and wife, Grace of Winston-Salem, NC, Henry B. Jones and wife, Nancy of Clemson, and John B. Jones and wife, Trina of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Joe K. Jones of Clemson and Emory W. Jones of Dacusville; two sisters, Martha Garrett of Fountain Inn and Nancy Freeman of Greenville; grandchildren Meredith Jones, Champ Jones III, Hank Jones, Tyler Jones and Brooks Jones. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his step-mother, Kathleen Pruitt Jones, one brother, Henry Zed Jones Jr.; and a sister, Rachel Gault. The family will receive friends from 9:30 till 11 AM, Friday at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons with a Memorial service following at 11 AM in the funeral home chapel. A private committal service will be held at Woodland Cemetery, (Cemetery Hill) on the Clemson University campus. The family is at the home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 397 College Ave, Clemson, SC 29631 or to Class of '39 Scholarship Endowment, Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at the funeral home.