William ‘Gene’ Eugene Jones
July 1, 1938 – August 31, 2022
William ‘Gene’ Eugene Jones, 84 of Celina, Tenn., formerly of Sheridan, passed away on Wednesday August 31, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on July 1, 1938, to the late William Thomas and Flossie (Williams) Jones in Geneva, Kentucky.
Mr. Jones met the love of his life Karen Sue (Rice) Jones. They two wanted to get married, so they decided to elope and were married on July 5, 1958, in Shawneetown, Illinois; the two of them have been at each other’s sides for 64 years.
Mr. Jones drove a truck for Wallace Grain, and he would look forward to his stops during the day so he could visit with his friends. He worked for the Wallace family for 36 years when he retired.
After retiring he and Karen decided to move on the river in Celina, Tennessee. Mr. Jones loved to garden and every year he looked forward to canning his tomatoes. He also enjoyed fishing and he could be found on any given day with a line in the river. He took a lot of pride in taking care of his yard and he became quite skilled at catching moles. After a while he decided he wanted to go to work so he started working two days a week at the recycling and trash facility, where he made a lot of friends. Mr. Jones would always tell people he worked for the Mayor of Clay County, Tenn.
His favorite thing he looked forward too was when his family would come and visit especially his grandchildren, he would spend hours doing stuff with them.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years Karen; two children Gayla (Terry) Hart and Bryan (Erin) Jones; grandchildren Joshua, Taylor, Jacob, Craig (Cortney), Brooke, Laura, Danielle and Dawn; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; siblings Elsie Clark, Geraldine (Richard) Tyler, Wanda (Charlie) Shelton, Joyce Deno and Janice Hill; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding Mr. Jones in death are his two sons Michael (1989) and Rick (2016); daughter Rebecca (2022), two grandsons Matthew Jacob and Casey; and six siblings Charlie Jones, Tommy Jones, Mamie Cavanaugh, Patsy LaRue, Mary Ardel Parker and Margie Floyd.
Services are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Fisher Family Funeral Services located at 508 E. 6th St. in Sheridan, where family and friends are invited to gather from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow at Crown View Cemetery. Mr. Jones’ nephew Bill Floyd will be officiating his service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society https://donate3.cancer.org/.
Everyone is invited to sign the online guest book, leave a condolence, or share a memory at fisherfunerals.com. For those who will not be able to attend Gene’s services can go onto Fisher Family Funeral Services Facebook Page where it will be broadcast live.
Fisher Family Funeral Services have been entrusted with the care of the Jones Family.