Mr. Alfred "Al" Willard Jones Jr.

Birth: June 14, 1935

Homecoming: July 23, 2023

Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of god unless he is born again. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."

——John 3:3-7

 Zeller Chapel of the Roses Funeral Home

2107 NE Broadway Street

Portland, Oregon 97232

503.287.1155

Alfred W. Jones Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, June 14, 1935, to the parents of the late Alfred Willard Jones, Sr., and the late Vivian Lullene Richardson.

Alfred departed this life for his new spiritual life on Sunday, July 23, 2023, with his loved ones by his side at his home in Portland, Oregon.

Alfred Willard Jones, Jr. graduated from Schenley High School in June 1952 and was a star athlete in baseball, and football, and played in numerous golf tournaments. Alfred attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD after high school; furthered his college education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and earned his Bachelor of Science degree at San Fernando Valley State College.

Alfred also enlisted in the Department of Defense-Air Force near the end of the Korean War as A/2c(P) E-3 and received an Honorable Discharge. After the Air Force, Alfred served as a Top-secret Carrier for Aerospace Engineering in Los Angeles, CA. Working for the Department of Defense as a Civilian, Alfred was appointed as an Internal Revenue Agent in 1965, to begin with for the position as a GS-512-5 transferring him to Portland, Oregon with his family.

Alfred has led a full life but accomplished his greater purpose with God. Alfred will be interned at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 S.E. Mt. Scott Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97086

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Don’t grieve for me, for now, I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard him call; I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, to laugh, to love, to work or play; tasks left undone must stay that way; I found that place at the close of the day. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss; Oh yes, these things, I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life’s been full; I savored much; good friends, good times, Ruthie’s touch. Perhaps my time seems all too brief; don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift your heart and share with me, God wanted me now...He set me free.

Alfred leaves to mourn his wife of 65 years, Ruth Marlene Jones, sister, Marlene Vivian Ramseur, Sr., daughter, Dawn Camille Tirzah, sons, Alfred W. Jones III, and Richard T. Jones, grandchildren: Chere N. Nickerson, Rickey M. Brame Jr., Adrian Thompson, Edward A. Jones, Gabrielle D. Jones, and Theodore L. Jones, and many great-grandchildren, nephews, and nieces.