JONES, Robert M., 74, of Huntsville passed away Sunday. Mr. Jones was born and reared in Montgomery by his mother, Louise Schmitz Jones, along with five other siblings, three of whom are deceased: Bryan, Bill and Carl. His surviving siblings are Carolyn Perry, who resides with her husband, Zac Perry, of Montgomery and George ‘Snoozy’ Jones who resides with his wife, Agatha, of Birmingham. After graduation from Sidney Lanier High School in 1951, he joined the Marine Corps and served in Korea. Following a short work period with Alabama Power, Co., he entered Auburn, graduating in 1959. When he married Sue Conner of Montgomery in 1957, he married into a fine Christian family. After some moving around, the Joneses settled in Huntsville, in 1963, rearing two sons, Robin Delma who lives in Birmingham with his wife, Cynthia and three children, Daniel, Matthew and Sarah, and D. Ashley who lives in Huntsville with his wife, Cyndi and three sons, Conner, Caleb and Alex. His wife, Sue, preceded him in death, passing away in January 1993. Mr.Jones is also survived by a dear brother-in-law and wife, Lon and Carolyn Conner. In 1963, he went to work fort he NIKE-X project office, which was the forerunner of today’s Ballistic Defense Missile Program. He retired in 1996. He was a long time member of Mayfair and Twickenham Churches of Christ. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m.Wednesday at the funeral home chapel with Brother Gary Bradley officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to the Huntsville Inner City Church of Christ, a congregation striving to meet the spiritual and physical needs of inner city families.
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Publication Date: 12/05/2006