Obituary

A Celebration of Life for Deacon Ron Jones

"For 1 am ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I hare finished mr course, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:6-7 (KJV) A Time To Be Born

on Jones was the 12th child of 13 children born to the late Jim Jones Sr. and Willie B. Scott Jones. He was born March 11, 1964, in Carpenter, MS.

A Time To Love

He began his education at Free Mount Head Start Center in Carpenter, MS, from there to Crystal Springs Elementary School, Crystal Springs Junior High, and Crystal Springs High School, graduating in 1982. He began his college education at Utica Junior College and Hinds Community College - Utica Campus, majoring in Vocational Welding, 1983-

1984. He accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at a very early age. He began his Christian journey at White Oak Missionary Baptist Church of Carpenter, MS, under the leadership of the late Reverend C. P. Curtis. The church would eventually be renamed Greater White Oak Missionary Baptist Church.

Ron was a proud deacon of Greater White Oak M.B. Church under the leadership of Reverend Lonzo McClure, Sr. He held offices as Chairman of the Deacon Board, Sunday School Superintendent, and President of the Cemetery Commit-tee. Ron was also the President of the #2 Copiah and Adjoining Counties Sunday School Convention for over 30 years;

State President of the MS Association of Church Ushers, and President of the Utica/Hinds District of the MS Association of Church Ushers. He was the Chaplain for the Southern Region Conference of Church Ushers and the Utica National Alumni Association. He was a member of Seven Star Lodge #259 for over 30 years. He was also a member of the Friends of Utica.

Ron Jones retired in December 2021, from Hinds Community College, Raymond Campus, where he was employed as the Warehouse Supervisor for 38 years. He held leadership as a mentor for Community Service Students for Hinds Community College for more than 25 years.

A Time to Die

With strong faith, resiliency, and sheer determination, Deacon Ron continued to defeat the odds. Then in May 2026, an unforeseeable and unexpected health challenge presented itself and interrupted the recovery process. Deacon Ron once again fought valiantly, but he eventually succumbed to his illness. He departed his life on Friday, May 8, 2026 at home.

Deacon Ron Jones were preceded in death by his parents: Jim Jones Sr. and Willie B. Scott Jones; sisters: Mary Alma Jones, Stella Faye Jones, Rosella Jones, Margaret Ann Conners, Flora Jean Funches, and Carrie Jones Vance; brothers:

Otta Clyde Jones, Ernest Lee Jones, William Coleman, Jimmy Lewis Harris, Johnnie Frank Harris, Archie L. Jones, and Don Jones; nieces: Jessie M. Church, Barbara Ann Jones, Debbie Hampton, Christine Jones, Bernice Wilson; and nephews: Tommy Lee Jones and Craig Jones.

A Time to Mourn

R Catana ones of trica, 5, Eatenla Colmand Jackson, MS, Silly Erarene Raymandon Harvey, LA, and Dians

, Estella Coleman of Jackson, MS, Sally (Everett) Raymond of Harvey, LA, and Dian:

(Fred) Harris of Tylertown, MS; brothers: Tommie E. Jones (Betty) of Marrero, LA and Willie Gene Jones of Utica, MS. He also was the proud godfather of four sons-Damon Young (Shonte) and Danyon Hughes (Taneeshia), Devin Young, and Lawrence Atkinson. Eleven Grandchildren: Octavian Marbra, Quantavian Marbra, Aniya Marbra, Quan-tavia Marbra, Destiny Young, D'Mya Young, Dakota Young, Danyon Hughes, Dovian Hughes, Darren Young, and Tucker Mitchell. One brother-n-law; George Conner, one sister-n-law: Denise Jones both of Marrero, LA; special aunt:

Ruth Jones, a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, friends, special cousins Mollie Johnson and Charles Jones and a close friend, Clarence Wilson.