The family will receive friends from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. The funeral service will follow at 1:00pm that same day in the funeral home chapel with burial afterwards at Johns Cemetery.
Officiating the services will be brother Steve Wilson. Serving as active pallbearers are Bryan Bailey, Eli Jones, Reese Jones, Jason Foreman, Mike Russum, and Jamison Robbins. Honorary pallbearers include David Jones, Robert K. "Bob" Jones, and George Jones.
Affectionately called "Babe" by family members, he was born on July 26, 1943 to the late George Raphael Jones and Frances Elliot Dyle Jones in Jackson, Mississippi. James was a hardworking man and had a long career as a maintenance electrician, first with The Rival Company in Flowood and then many more years with G&O Manufacturing Company who made radiators for commercial and industrial equipment. He also was known to faithfully wake up before daybreak - despite most nights having stayed late at the job - in order to care for and feed the animals on the family farm. The importance of labor and providing for your loved ones is a defining quality he passed onto his descendents, and they cherish his commitment and sacrifices fondly. He loved quiet moments spent riding horses. In addition, James was a tenured member of Johns Baptist Church and recently attended Meadow Grove Baptist Church in Brandon.
In addition to his parents, James was reunited in Heaven with his endearing wife of 54 years, Linda Moree Jones, who preceded him in death by one day shy of a week.
Survivors include son, James "Jimmy" Maurice Jones, Jr (Kim); daughter, Monica Foreman (Jason); siblings, George Jones, Patsy McClain, Linda Neal (Jerome), Robert K."Bob" Jones, and David Jones; grandchildren, Layla Russum (Mike), Reese Jones, Zoe Jones, and Katie Foreman; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of other dear extended family members and friends.
In honor of James, please consider making a donation to the MIND Center at https://www.umc.edu/Development/How/Funds/MIND-Center.html in his memory.
He will so deeply missed; thoughts are prayers are so greatly appreciated during this difficult time as the family copes with the loss of this precious pair of parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.baldwinleepearl.com for the Jones family.
