William Ross “Sonny” Jones, age 83, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away June 19, 2022 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with Ross Colby Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Sonny was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Jones; mother, Loree Kuykendall; step-father, D. O. Kuykendall; step-mother, Shirley Jones; brothers, Jerry Kuykendall, William Leonard Jones, Jr., and Johnny Mack Jones.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jones; brother, Frank Jones (Dot); sister, Rhonda Thomas; sons, George Jones (Tammy), Ronny Jones (Robin); daughter, Kristi Watkins (Rodney); many nieces and nephews; six grandchildren, Colby Jones (Sarah), John Jones (Sara Beth), Riley Anna Payne (Alex), Connor Jones, Landen Watkins, and Luke Watkins; eight great-grandchildren; and 1 lovable little ball of fur, Maggie Sue.
Sonny was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala. On January 13, 1939, and was married to the love of his life, Betty, for 52 years. A veteran of the Navy, after an early retirement from BF Goodrich in 1995, Sonny became a wonderful house husband, cooking, cleaning, and mastering the art of ironing a perfect crease in a pair of Levi’s! He loved working in the yard in his little garden, sitting out on the back patio watching his hummingbird feeders, and cheering on the Crimson Tide. He went to the Waffle House twice a day to drink coffee with other senior gentlemen and solve all of the problems of the day.
Sonny was the true embodiment of a faithful, loving son, husband, father, and Pawpaw. Whether caring for his own mother, following Kristi and her music for many years, carting grandkids to and from school, caring for grandkids when they were sick, and attending ball games, recitals, and beauty pageants, Sonny was always there, always ready to serve. His legacy endures in the character of his children who are themselves kind and faithful servants of those around them.
Pallbearers will be John Jones, Connor Jones, Rodney Watkins, Landen Watkins, Luke Watkins, and Alex Payne.
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