William McConnell Jones Jr.

A native of Gastonia, NC, Mac lived in Raleigh throughout most of his adulthood. He was the son of the late Dr. William McConnell Jones and Elizabeth Garlington Jones.

He attended Ashley High School in Gastonia and UNC-Chapel Hill. After serving in the U.S. Army, he returned to North Carolina and worked in banking and residential real estate, subsequently specializing in commercial real estate. He remained active with the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors and served in leadership roles up to his death. In both his personal and business spheres, Mac will be remembered for his wit, gentility, integrity, and kind heart.

He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, John Duncan Jones and wife Linda, cousins Robert Burts Gaines, William Graydon Gaines, and Hugh Patrick Gaines, and by his beloved partner Carol H. Rahmani.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4, at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, where Mac was a dedicated member for many years. The service will be livestreamed at www.whitememorial.org. The church’s COVID protocol will be followed, which requires those who attend to wear masks.