Paul Allen Jones Obituary

[Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, April 18, 2006]

Paul Allen Jones

Paul Allen Jones, 87, of Alderson, formerly a 45-year resident of the Charleston area, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at White Sulphur Springs Genesis Center, White Sulphur Springs, following a long illness.

Born Nov. 8, 1918, at Wolf Creek, he was the son of the late James Lacy and Cora Burdette Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Ralph Jones.

Mr. Jones was a retired metal smith, having retired after 35 years of service from Union Carbide, South Charleston. He worked for the E.I. DuPont Corporation, Belle, for five years as a metal smith and tested ammunition for the United States government at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., for three years. Mr. Jones attended Alderson schools and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include a son and his wife, James C. and Bobbie F. Jones of Annandale, Va.; four grandchildren, James C. Jones II and his wife, Lynne, of Bowling Green, Ky., Kristina Jones Goode and her husband, Chris, of Oviedo, Fla., Samuel Allen Jones and his wife, Mary, of Mechanicsville, Va., and Michael Shane Jones and his wife, Dawn, of Annandale, Va.; 10 great-grandchildren; and a cousin, John Hedrick and his wife, Madge, of Alderson.

Graveside services and burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, with Dr. James B. Johnson officiating.

Contributions of sympathy may be made to the Alderson Public Library, Rt. 1 Box 147, Alderson, WV 24910.

Arrangements are by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson.