JERRY W. JONES

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ELM CITY, N.C. -- Jerry W. Jones, 70, of Elm City, North Carolina, husband of Jenny M. Jones, entered eternal peace on Friday, June 15, 2018, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

A memorial funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2018, at Refuge Trinity Holiness Church, Elm City.

The family will receive friends Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. N, Wilson, North Carolina.

The son of Virginia C. Jackson and the late William "Bill" Jones, Jerry was born in Mullins, South Carolina, and lived most of his life in Sumter, South Carolina, before moving to Elm City in 2012. He loved his family and his country. Jerry served as a Marine in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart along with other awards. He was a true Marine. "Once a Marine, Always a Marine."

In addition to his wife and mother, Jerry is survived by his son, Jerry "Jay" Jones (Lori) of Elm City; a "bonus" daughter, V. Michelle Belles (Greg) of West Monroe, Louisiana; a "bonus" son, Michael S. Rivers of Rembert, South Carolina; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Linda Nesbitt of Sumter and Kathy Duke of Manning, South Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jerry's memory may be directed to the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, NC 27534.

Funeral services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may be sent to www.thomasyelverton.com.