Mr. Kelly Ray Jones, age 51, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 26, 2021.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Haskins Chapel Assembly of God,1000 Haskins Chapel Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born on November 11, 1970, in Detroit, Michigan, Kelly was the son of the late James Franklin Jones and the late Juliette Ann Copeland Jones. He was a history buff and renaissance man who loved reading and researching. A true outdoorsman, Kelly loved fishing, and traveling and could be best described as an explorer. He also enjoyed gardening, landscaping, and antiquing. He never met a stranger and will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his sisters, Tina Grandon (Brian) Lancing of Michigan, Sherry (James) Smith of Shelbyville, TN, brothers, Steve Jones of Lewisburg, TN, Randall (Patricia) Jones of Shelbyville, TN, Timothy (Diane) Jones of Whitehouse, TN Darren (Teresa) Jones of Shelbyville, TN, Kevin (Michelle) Jones of Wheel, TN, Christopher (Jennifer) Jones of Mt. Pleasant, TN, Jerry (Darla) Jones of Chapel Hill, TN, Tracey Jones of Mt. Pleasant, TN, aunt, Virginia Seal of Shelbyville, uncle and aunt Harry and Patricia Copeland of Wheel, TN, several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and several cousins, second cousins, and third cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Vicki Jones, paternal grandparents, Clyde Lee Jones and Annie Elia Shires Jones, maternal grandparents, Harry Lindle Copeland and Mary Jessie Moses Copeland Wyatt, and special friend, Peggy Perry.
