James A. Jones

Services for Mr. James A. Jones, 63, of DeSoto, formerly of Jacksonville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2007, in North Bolton Christian Church in Jacksonville. Viewing will be at 10 a.m. in the church. Burial will be in Jacksonville City Cemetery under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., in Dallas and Mercy/McGowan Funeral Home in Jacksonville. Mr. James A. Jones was born Sept. 30, 1944 to the late Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jones in Jacksonville. He united with the North Bolton Street Christian Church at a nearly age. He remained a member until his move to Dallas County in the early 70s where he subsequently united with Concord Missionary Baptist Church in 1976 and remained a faithful member until death. He graduated from Fred Douglass High School in 1963. He served in the United States Air Force from April 1964 until March 1968 at which time he received an honorable discharge. He received an Associate of Science degree from El Centro College in Dallas in 1975.Mr. Jones held licenses from The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and was also licensed as a Certified Medical Radiologist Technologist with the Texas Department of Health. As a healthcare professional, Mr. Jones worked at the Veterans Hospital and Midway General Hospital (Dallas, County) and he was employed at Parkland Hospital in Dallas at the time of his death. proceeding him in death were his parents L.C. and Velma B. Jones; a sister, Lois M. Jones Eugene; and a brother, Lincoln C. Jones. Survivors include a godson, Eddie Lee “Tre” Washington, III of Natchez, Miss.; brothers Horace Jones, Claude M. Jones of Jacksonville and John E. Jones of Tyler; sisters Vetma L. Jones, Ruby J. Jones of Jacksonville, Viola E. Jones Bagley (Romeo, Jr.) (DeSoto, Tx.); six nephews; seven nieces; four great nephews; six great nieces; two great-great nephews; great-great nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be Tuesday for the Dallas area at the Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., in Dallas. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress from 1/16/2008 - 1/17/2008.

Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress