The family will receive friends on Friday, August 27, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Resthaven Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Oakwood Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Peaceful Gardens.
W. C. enlisted in the Navy serving during WWII in the Pacific Theater in Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Saipan. He married Emma Jean Miller, July 17, 1944; she preceded him in death in 2006.
Together they raised two sons, Ronald (Jo Carol) and Keith (Angela). W.C. was the owner of W.C. Jones Electrical Contractors in Lubbock for many years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 850 for 65 years.
W. C. loved to fish, ride horses and watch the Atlanta Braves play baseball. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, Wade and Lyle of Lubbock, Allyson Jones Labban of Burlington, N. C. and Christopher and Rachel Jones of Knoxville, TN.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by sister; Ola Davis, Sally Collins, and Clara Thomas.
He leaves behind his sons and their wives, grandchildren, special niece; Charolette Smith; and many other nieces and nephews.
Special thanks goes to the staff at Sister’s Loving Arms and Accolade Hospice staff for their compassion and care during his final months.
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