William A. Jones

William A. (Bill) Jones went to be with the Lord on July 24, 2014 at Baptist Trinity Hospice House in Collierville. Bill was born March 15, 1937 in Columbia, Louisiana and went to Neville High School in Monroe, LA. After serving in the United States Air Force, he later co-founded GST Corporation from which he retired.

Bill is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gloria. He is also survived by his son, Brent, and Brent’s wife, Kimberly and their son, Brennan, and by his son, Keith, and Keith’s wife, Pam, and their sons, Chase and Carson. He also leaves three brothers, Albert Jones, Jerry Jones, and Charles Jones of the Dallas area.

Bill was an ordained deacon at Kirby Woods Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for the past twenty years. He also served as trustee at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and on the board of the Ronnie Tullos Evangelistic Association. He loved God’s Word, he loved his church and he loved his Savior. He also loved his children and grandchildren and especially enjoyed going to their ballgames and teaching them to hunt and fish.

Visitation will be at Kirby Woods Baptist Church at 1:00 on Sunday, July 27, with the service to follow at 2:00. Burial will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on North Germantown Parkway.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Mission Fund at Kirby Woods Baptist Church.