Published in Rutherford Weekly 8 Apr 2010

Mr Ernest Eugene Jones, 66, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Services were held at Fellowship Holiness Church. Burial followed in Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr Jones was preceded in death by his father, Birdie Jones; his mother, Odessa Wilson Jones; and siblings Burton Jones, Luther Jones, George Jones and Kathlene Mulliken.

He is survived by his wife, Madge Jones of Rutherfordton; 1 son, Ricky Jones of Rutherfordton, 2 daughters, Sherry jones Brown and Dee Dee Jones Hensley, both of Rutherfordton, NC; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchil; 4 silbings, Thelma Jones VanDyke of Shelby, Helen Jones Ballard of Hendersonville, Mae Jones Reece of Charlotte and Blaine Jones of Rutherfordton, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe's Mortuary & Crematory, Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family.