Willard Elbert Bill JONES

Pikeville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Willard Elbert "Bill" Jones, age 83, was born November 1, 1926 and died June 22, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The owner of Bill Jones Roofing Company, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, he was the son of the late Herman Owen and Martha Ethel Mayfield Jones. He was married to Wilma P. Jones of Pikeville, TN. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children and their spouses, Marty and Tracy Jones of Monticello, IN and Donna and Danny Johnson, Tim and Marquita Jones and Shellie and Josh Jones all of McMinnville; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; sister, Lucille Matheny of Campaign, TN; several nieces and nephews and four children from his previous marriage, Joe Warren and Terri Jones, Phyllis Buckner, Debra Smartt and Gary Wayne Jones. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010 in High's Chapel with Pastor Harley Roth officiating. Burial followed in the Crain Hill Cemetery in Van Buren County, TN with full military honors administered by the VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.