SANDERSVILLE, Ga. - Mr. Russell Williams Jones, age 88, of 806 Betty Street in Sandersville, died Saturday night, March 1. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5 in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church near Tennille with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Margaret Jones of Sandersville; two daughters, Cheryl Jones (Mark) Hodges of Sandersville and Gloria Jones (Emmitt) Hall of Deepstep; a son, Russell Williams (Melany) Jones, Jr. of Waynesboro; seven grandchildren, Clint Hall, William Hall, Daniel Hall, Carlton Jones, Baxter Jones, Brian Hodges, and Paul Hodges; three great-grandchildren, Rachel Hall, Blake Hall, and Maclaine Hall; and several nieces and nephews. May and Smith Funeral Directors in Sandersville is in charge of the arrangements. The family will receive friends at May and Smith Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The family suggests that donations be made in memory of Mr. Jones to the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church, 154 Mt. Gilead Road, Tennille, GA 31089. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-March 3, 2008