Bill Jones

1923 - 2017

July 25, 1923 - March 13, 2017
Bill Jones, 93, of San Antonio, Texas passed away Monday, March 13, 2017.

Mr. Jones was born July 25, 1923 in Jennings, OK - one of two children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Agnes Jones. Bill and his late sister Mary Elizabeth were raised primarily in Oklahoma City.

From a young age, Mr. Jones took an interest in all things mechanical - from car engines, to airplanes and boats - an interest that he turned into a decades-long career in the automotive business.
After graduating high school, Mr. Jones married Virginia Lou Dubour in 1944.
Shortly after, he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a crew chief aboard Douglas C-47s during World War II in the 349th Troop Carrier Group. He flew missions over North Africa and Europe. He returned to the U S following a crash landing in North Africa in which he was injured in 1945.
In the 1950s, Mr. Jones opened a speed shop in Oklahoma City. Eventually becoming a chief mechanic for two Indianapolis 500 racing teams from 1950 to 1952.
In the mid to late 50's Mr. Jones worked as a district sales manager for Buick and Cadillac divisions of General Motors.
In the 1960's ,Mr. Jones accepted a position as General Service Manager for Inter Continental Motors Corporation,which distributed Volkswagen and Porsche automobiles for five states in the southwestern United States. It was headquartered in San Antonio,Texas.
In 1964,Mr Jones was instrumental in bringing about another Indianapolis 500 race team. It consisted of Charles Urschel,owner of Inter Continental Motors , and his former team owner John Zink of Tulsa,Oklahoma. This eventually led to a third place national standing for Indy car for the Zink-Urschel team.
From 1968 to 1975 ,Mr. Jones owned Autohaus Volkswagen . A Volkswagen dealership on the south side of San Antonio.
Mr. Jones received national recognition for quality restoration of Porsche cars during this time. This led him to found Jones'Autowerks in the late 1970's .He continued in that business for the next 20 years.
He enjoyed traveling in his FMC motor coach with his family, meeting up with a network of racing and Porsche enthusiasts from around the world.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia, in 2013.

He is survived by his son, Bob Jones and his wife Kathie Aldrich, both of San Antonio; his daughter, Marilou Morales of Dallas; two granddaughters, Katherine Morales of Dallas, and Amanda Jones of San Antonio; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service for Mr. Jones will be at 2:00PM, MARCH 28,2017, at First Baptist Church of San Antonio at 515 McCullough Avenue.