by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: FRIDAY, January 29, 1993 TAG: 9301290373 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: BRISTOL, TENN. LENGTH: Short
OBIT JONES, GEORGE WALLACE
JONES, George Wallace, 84, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away Thursday, January 28, 1993 in Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 19, 1908 in Greeneville, Tenn., the son of the late John Paul Jones and Bess Arrowood Jones. He was retired from Holston Defense Corporation. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Pauley Jones of the home; six daughters, Nancy Slusher, Hilda Bowers, and Judy Bolling, all of Bristol, Tenn., Bess Jones Caudill of Bristol, Va., Louise Wyatt of Aiken, S.C., and Bobbie Lee Pendergrass of Hillsville, Va.; one son, Alfred Gordon Dryden of Bristol, Tenn.; two brothers, John Paul Jones Jr. of Bristol, Va., and Jimmy Jones of Spokane, Wash.; thirteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services for George Wallace Jones will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Oscar Edwards officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Bowers, Chris Bowers, Chad Bowers, Todd Slusher, Randy Slusher and Ian McMurray. The family will receive friends at Weaver Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.