Roger Conrad Jones

Roger was born June 12, 1936 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Blanche Perry Jones and Grover Hilton Jones. He grew up in High Point and went on to graduate from UNC Chapel Hill. He married in 1957, had his only child in 1960 and moved to Raleigh in 1963. He worked for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources as an Iconographic Archivist until his retirement in 1990.

Through the 1980’s and 1990’s, Roger was a familiar face in local theatre, appearing in numerous productions at Theatre in the Park and Raleigh Little Theatre. For many years, he could be seen in Theatre in the Park’s production of A Christmas Carol. Over the years, he received three Cantey Awards from Raleigh Little Theatre in recognition of his acting abilities.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Steve Shehan, his beloved grandson Erik Shehan, wife (of 53 years) Sylvia Jones, brothers Mike Jones of Chattanooga, TN and Perry (and wife Lu) Jones of Monroe, LA, nephew Michael and nieces Beth and Kathy, and his loving and faithful cats, Skeeter and Luna.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: SAFE HAVEN for Cats (www.safehavenforcats.org) or the Wake County SPCA (www.spcawake.org).

At Roger’s request, no memorial service will be held. Condolences to the family can be sent through www.brownwynne.com.

Arrangements under the direction of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh, NC.

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