Deacon Jesse J. Jones, Sr., 91, departed this life on Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Henry Clay Jones and the late Eliza Woody Jones.

Deacon Jones was a faithful member of the Mount Sinai Apostle Church, where he served as a Deacon, Trustee, and on the Finance Committee. Deacon Jones retired from E.I. DuPont with thirty-one years of service. He also was the owner/ operator of Jesse’s TV, Jesse’s Satellite company, and later Curtis Mathis TV.

Deacon Jones is survived by one daughter, Patricia Williams, of Richmond, Virginia; three sons, Jesse Jones, Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, Walter Donnell Jones, of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Kenneth Jones, of Martinsville, Virginia, 8 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild, one sister, Claudia Brooks, of Detroit, Michigan; and one brother, Willie Jones, of Palm Bay, Florida; other relatives and friends.

Home going services will be conducted on Saturday January 5, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. at the Mount Sinai Apostle Church, 7 Peters Street. Dr. J. C. Richardson, Jr. eulogist.

The family will receive friends one half hour prior to the service and other times at the home of his son and daughter-in-law Kenneth and Coretta Jones 1020 Jordan, Street, Martinsville, Virginia.

Burial will follow in Carver Memorial Gardens, Martinsville, Va.