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Bruce C. Jones, Jr.

May 26, 1935 — May 6, 2018

Mr. Jones died Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Nashville, TN.

He was born in Alcorn County, MS and was the son of the late Inous and Bruce Caywood Jones, Sr. Additionally, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Geneva Weaver and Imogene Woods; and three brothers, R. G. Jones, L. B. Jones and J. A. Jones.

Mr. Jones was former manager of the Bolivar Utility District and retired as manager of the Hendersonville Utility District in Hendersonville, TN. A long-time member of the Oak Grove Independent Methodist Church near Pocahontas, TN, he later became a member and was ordained as a deacon of Dixie Hills Baptist Church in Bolivar. Most recently, he was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife of 63 years, Clara Howell Jones of Chapel Hill; two daughters, Kathryn Ann (Bruce) Coleman of Portland, TN and Karen (Ray) Moore of Hendersonville; one son, Bruce Kerry Jones of Washington, DC; two sisters, Annie Belle Norvell of Walnut, MS and Linda Sue Tilman of Somerville; one brother, L. K. Jones of Stow, MA; six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Family members will receive friends on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 4:00 - 8:00 pm, Lawrence Funeral Home, 203 South Horton Parkway, Chapel Hill, TN and on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 4:00 - 8:00 pm, Shackelford Funeral Directors, 109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, May 10, 2018, 11:00 am in the chapel of Shackelford Funeral Directors with Rev. Terrell Gatewood officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, 25 Oak Grove Church Road, Pocahontas, TN 38061.
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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

4:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Chapel Services

Thursday, May 10, 2018

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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