William James Jones was born January 9, 1943 in Henrico County, Virginia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Sr. He departed this life on November 4, 2024, and was preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Martha Jones, Samuel Jones, Edward Jones, Lloyd Jones, Larraine Davis, Mary Woolridge, Annie Mae Christian and Sylvia Cornelius.
William leaves a devoted wife of 62 years, Dorothy Jones; three daughters, Phyllis Lumas of Grenada, Mississippi, Teresa Burford (Rodney) of Glen Allen, Virginia and Charlayna Cox (Edward) of Richmond, Virginia; six grandchildren, Philip Lumas of Richmond, Virginia, Ebony Lumas and Johaunna Lumas of Grenada, Mississippi, Dequan Jones, Marquise Jones and Tariq Jones of Richmond, Virginia; three great-grandchildren, Josiah Lofton and Braxton Lloyd of Grenada, Mississippi and Legend Jones of Richmond, Virginia; two sisters, Lucille Cornelius, of Chesterfield, Virginia and Louise Washington (Charles) of Richmond, Virginia; one brother, Leon Jones (Sarah) of Richmond, Virginia; two sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; one son-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
William was loved and will be missed by all.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024 at WIlson & Associates' Funeral Service - East Chapel, 5008 Nine Mile Rd., Richmond, VA, where a funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens.
The family is receiving services of comfort from Wilson & Associates' Funeral Service - East Chapel, 5008 Nine Mile Rd., Richmond, VA.