Troy Reid Jones

He was a member of Spring Hope FWB Church where he served as a Deacon since 1962. He served on the 1st Craven Sanitary District and he was a Purple Heart recipient. Troy is preceded in death by his wife Betty Grace Jones, his parents, Dalton and Mary Jones, sisters, Mavis Jones, Judy Jones and Mary Rhodes and three brothers, Donald, Graham and Walton Jones.

He is survived by two sons, Danny Jones of New Bern, NC; Ronnie Jones and wife Kim of Newport, NC; two daughters, Carolyn Jones-Kessler and husband Del of New Bern, NC; Jennifer Jones-Toler and husband Eddie, of Fuquay Varina, NC; three brothers, D. T. Jones of Greenville, NC; George Jones of Washington, NC; Phillip Jones of N. Charleston, SC; five sisters, Ann French, Helen Mills, Sandra Harris and Shirley Vernelson, all of Greenville, NC; Marjorie Humphrey of New Bern; NC; ten grandchildren, Bobby, Billy, Chris, Melissa, Allen, Karen, Ryan, Whitney, Megan, and Kaylee, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm Friday, September 26, 2014 at Cotten Funeral Home, followed by his funeral service at 2:00 pm. Burial with military honors will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Home Care & Hospice 1423 A S. Glenburnie Rd., New Bern, NC 28562 or to the Alzheimer’s Association 1305 Navaho Drive, Ste. 101 Raleigh, NC 27609.

Online condolences may be made to the Jones family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.