Edwin Anthony Jones, Jr.'s Obituary
Edwin Anthony Jones, Jr., 76, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 14, 2007 after a long battle with lymphoma.
A native of Covington, LA, he was a resident of Metairie, LA for the past 42 years.
Beloved husband of 55 years of Cloyis Galloway Jones; father of three sons, Michael A. Jones and Philip T. Jones and his wife Bonnie both of Metairie, LA and David A. Jones and his wife Erica of El Paso, TX; grandfather to Brian, Adam, Michelle, Andrew and Allison Jones; brother of Robert J. Jones, Roland P. Jones, Maurice A. Jones, Charles A. Jones and Peggy J. Crawford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin A. Jones, Sr. and Christine Antoinette Baltzer Jones. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, close friends and neighbors.
Ed was a long-time parishioner and usher at St. Benilde Catholic Church in Metairie, LA. He was a 1949 graduate of St. Paul’s College in Covington, LA and retired in 1992 after 39 years with the Gas Engineering Department of New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to Celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 12:00 Noon at St. Benilde Catholic Church, 1901 Division St., Metairie, LA 70001.
Visitation AT THE CHURCH will be on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until service time.
Interment will follow mass at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Covington, LA.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer Masses or donations in his name to the American Cancer Society, 2605 River Road, New Orleans, LA 70121 or Odyssey Health Care, 2800 Veterans Blvd., Suite 180, Metairie, LA 70002.
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