Mr. James Jones

Funeral services for Mr. James Jones, 89, of Henderson, will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Dr. Matt Pitts officiating. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until service time on Saturday, at the funeral home. Mr. Jones passed from this life on January 18, 2025, in a local assisted living facility. He was born September 3, 1935 in the Hickey Community to the late George and Dessie (Rucker) Jones. James, or Jimmy as he was known, graduated from Gaston High School and then proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1954-1957 during the Korean Conflict. He was a 3rd Class Petty Officer, served as teleman, yeoman and mailman, and was stationed in Treasure Island, Pearl Harbor and Imperial Beach California. After service to his country, Mr. Jones worked for the U.S. Post Office in Henderson until 1963. He then moved to Baytown and embarked on a long career with Dupont in La Porte, Texas where he retired as a shift supervisor in 1997. Upon his retirement, Mr. Jones moved to North Texas to be near his grandsons, James and Matthew, in 1998. He attended every ball game and band event the boys participated in. Jimmy also enjoyed traveling with his wife Pat, fishing, golfing, and playing all kinds of games, including board games, cards and dominoes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Patsy Akin Jones, and his daughter Pamela Alaine Jones. Survivors include his son, Gary Albert Jones and wife Cindy of Prosper; brothers, George Wayne Jones and wife Ruth, and Billy Joe Jones and wife Linda; sisters-in-law, Billie Jean Fryman and husband Ray of Henderson, and Rena Jordan and husband Danny of Laneville; and grandchildren, James Albert Jones and wife Abbigail of Sugarland, and Matthew Wayne Jones of Plano. The family would also like to express their sincere gratitude to Pine Lodge Assisted Living and Enhabit Home Health and Hospice for their loving and tender care of Mr. Jones. Pallbearers will be James Jones, Matthew Jones, Kevin Jordan, Brian Jordan, and Kole Jordan. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. James Jones

September 3, 1935 - January 18, 2025