Ernest "Ernie" Jones, Sr.
June 12, 1930 — April 12, 2012
Ernest Jones, Sr., 81, Langsville, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his residence Thursday, April 12, 2012. He was a carpenter, farmer and U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. His memberships included UMWA, Pomeroy Carpenters Local 650 and the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post 476 of Wilkesville. Ernie was born June 12, 1930 in Cedar Grove, West Virginia, son of the late Joe and Bertha Rhodes Jones.
He married Lita Durham October 11, 1952 in Belle, West Virginia, and she survives with three sons and a daughter: Ernest Jones, Jr., Wilkesville, Ohio; Fred (Mary) Jones, Heath, Ohio; David (Angie) Jones, Radcliff, Ohio and Jennifer (Tom) Henson, Langsville. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two sisters: Helen Poolos, Waverly, Ohio and Lucille Jones, Charleston, West Virginia.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, David Jones and great-granddaughter, Kaitlin Jones as well as two brothers and one sister.
Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Albany, Ohio. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, Sunday 4:00-8:00 PM.
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