Memorial service for Howard Lee Jones, 75, will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack M. Redfearn and Rev. Michael Gunter officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Jones passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. He was born March 16, 1938, in Tennessee to Henry Lee Jones and Annie (Richards) Jones. Mr. Jones was married for 53 years, to his wife Gerry, a retired educator who taught a Crestline Elementary. He was a formerly employed at the Tool Crib, Inc. as a Manufacturing Engineer, and he worked as a Machinist and Engineer in Florida and Tennessee. He was a graduate of Munford High School in Tennessee and the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, woodworking and copper making. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed being at the ballfield with is grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother: Olan Jones, and one sister: Mable Perry.
Survivors include: his Wife: Geraldine “Gerry” Woods Jones, Hartselle, AL
One Son: Nathan Alan “Casey” Jones (Susan) , Hartselle, AL
One Daughter: Terrie Lynn (Jones) Sells (Joe), Pittsburgh, PA
One Brother: Clarence Jones, TN
Three Sisters: Floy Johnson, Florida, Ivy Ruth Himmaugh, Missippi, and Rita Faye Laxton, Tennessee
Three Grandchildren: Kaleb Jones, Jenna Jones, and Lily Freeman
