Funeral Services for Billy Deen Jones, Jr. will be held Tuesday August 12, 2014 11:00 AM at North Greenwood Baptist Church in Greenwood, MS.
Billy Deen Jones, Jr. age 64, died on Saturday August 09, 2014. He was born on September 22, 1949 to Billy and Doty (Neal) Jones, Sr in Vicksburg and resided in Greenwood since 1984. He was the owner of Jones Transportation Services Inc in Greenwood, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of St Johns United Methodist Church and attended North Greenwood Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Greenwood Elks Lodge #854, and Single Buck Hunting Club. He is preceded in death by his father Billy Deen Jones, Sr.
He is survived by Wife, of 25 years, Pat Jones of Greenwood, Mother, Doty Jones of Greenwood, MS, 2 Daughters, Lori Peden and her husband Lee of Bruce, MS, and Amy Tackett of Greenwood, MS, 2 Sisters, Debbie Holt of Jackson, MS, and Terry Vandevere and her husband Robert of Yazoo City, MS, 3 Grandchildren, Blake Peden, Broc Peden, and Jenabeth Peden, 2 nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Monday August 11, 2014 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Wilson & Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood, and on Tuesday August 12, 2014 10:00 am until the 11:00 am service at North Greenwood Baptist Church. Dr Jim Phillips and Dr Billy Ray Stonestreet will officiate. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Blake Peden, Broc Peden, Lou Holt, Kyle Whitehead, John Malouf, Danny Smith, Rhyne Howard, Tony Ketchum and William Leflore. Honorary Pallbearers will Be members of the Greenwood Elks Lodge # 854, and members of Single Buck Hunting Club.
Memorials may be made to North Greenwood Baptist church or St Johns United Methodist Church. Wilson and Knight Funeral Home is in charge. Online guestbook may be signed at www.wilsonandknight.com