age 79, died January 13, 2012. George was the son of Florence Harris Jones and George Hiles Jones, Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Sue Poe Jones; son, Robert Wolford Jones (Wendy) and grandson, Charles Duncan Jones; brother Frank Charles Jones (Laurie); step-sons, Dru Donald Buchan and fiancée, Aleksandra Jankoviak and Judson Arthur Buchan (Kathy) and granddaughters, Mary Kathryn and Rachel Victoria Buchan.
Mr. Jones graduated from Birmingham-Southern College 1954 and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He earned an Education for Ministry certificate from the School of Theology, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1981.
George formed Association Management Services to serve as executive director for multiple small business associations in the Southeast. George was co-founder and served as Senior Warden of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Leeds, Alabama. George was a hospice caregiver and served as Director of the Leeds Welfare Cooperative. He was a recipient of numerous civic and humanitarian awards. Mr. Jones was a long time participant in Kairos Prison Ministry and served on the Board of the Alabama Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty. George was an avid history buff, and published author, including Just Yesterday (stories of Leeds history).
On Tuesday, January 17, the visitation will be held at Epiphany Church, 1338 Montevallo Road, Leeds, at 10:00 am, followed by the service at 11:00 a.m. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the American Diabetes Association.
Kilgroe Funeral Home (Leeds) directing. Visit online at kilgroefuneralhome.com
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