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Funeral set for Dr. George A. Jones

The funeral service for Dr. George A. Jones, who died Friday night at his home at age 95, has been set for 2 p.m. Thursday at  First Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. The Rev. Dr. Roger Capps, retired from the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and currently living in Beaufort, S.C., will conduct the service assisted by Dr. Jones’s grandson, the Rev. Jacob Helsley, pastor of Blaney Baptist Church in Elgin, S.C.

Pallbearers will be Dr. Jones’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers include Dr. Jones’s Men (his Sunday School Class), members of the Henderson County Historical & Genealogical Society and members of Kedron Lodge #387, Ancient Free & Accepted Masonic Lodge in Hendersonville.

Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Hebron Cemetery in Shepherdsville, Ky. His grandson, the Rev. Jacob Helsley, will conduct the graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the George Alexander & Evelyn Masden Jones Fund, c/o Community Foundation of Henderson County, 401 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792; the Historic Saluda Committee, 32 West Main Street, Saluda, NC; or to the Jones Cemetery Fund Upward, c/o Wells Fargo, 421 South Church Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792.

An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com. Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include his children, Alexia Evelyn Jones Helsley (Terry), Columbia, S.C.; Martha Marilyn Jones Denka (George), Blythewood, S.C.; Uel Henry Jones (Pat Youngblood) of Mountain View, California, and Georgeanne Masden Jones Hammond of Hendersonville. In addition, they have five grandchildren: Ansley Denka Rudd (Josh); G. Alex Denka; Cassandra Helsley Paschal (Johnny); the Rev. Jacob H. Helsley (Sarah Beth), and Samuel Masden Hammond and four great-grandchildren: Hayden Masden Rudd; Hollis Magruder Rudd; Keiser Alexia Paschal and Justus Evelyn Paschal. Dr. Jones was blessed to baptize his four children, five grandchildren and one of his great-grandchildren. In addition, he conducted the wedding ceremonies of daughters Alexia and Georgeanne, son Uel, and granddaughters Ansley and Cassandra. Last June, he offered a special prayer during the marriage of his grandson Jacob in First Baptist Church, Charleston, S.C. He also participated in the ordination of Jacob Helsley to the Gospel ministry.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. The Reverend Roger Capps, retired from the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and currently living in Beaufort, South Carolina will conduct the service assisted by Dr. Jones’s grandson, the Rev. Jacob Helsley, pastor of Blaney Baptist Church in Elgin, S.C.
Pallbearers will be Jones’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers include Dr. Jones’s Men (his Sunday School Class), members of the Henderson County Historical & Genealogical Society, and members of Kedron Lodge #387, Ancient Free & Accepted Masonic Lodge in Hendersonville.
Interment will follow at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Hebron Cemetery in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. His grandson, the Rev. Jacob Helsley will conduct the graveside service.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the George Alexander & Evelyn Masden Jones Fund, c/o Community Foundation of Henderson County, 401 North Main Street, Hendersonville, N.C., 28792; the Historic Saluda Committee, 32 West Main Street, Saluda, N.C.; or to the Jones Cemetery Fund Upward, c/o Wells Fargo, 421 South Church Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com. Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.