Jerry Alston Jones Jr.

Jerry Alston Jones, Jr., 98, longtime resident of Pasadena, TX passed away on December 16, 2021. He was born in Onslow County, North Carolina to Jerry A. Jones and Audrey Shepard Jones on October 4, 1923. He was born in a one-room house with no electricity or running water. He and his parents moved to Wilmington, NC, where he grew up during the Great Depression. Jerry was drafted in 1943 into the U.S. Army and spent 2 years in the European Theater of World War II. He earned the EAMET Campaign medal, 3 bronze stars, and a Victory medal. He also received the French Legion Medal of Honor in 2016, awarded on the Battleship Texas.

He returned from the war and married Bettie Crawford in 1946, had two children, and attended North Carolina State University. Jerry worked as an electrician for his father’s electrical contracting company until transferring to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in 1950, where he earned his certification as an Electrical Engineer. He moved to Houston in 1962, overseeing the electrical engineering design of Johnson Space Center buildings. He finished his career working at JSC-NASA for a total of 40 years of civil service.

He married 4 times, with 2 marriages lasting more than 25 years each. He had 2 children, 4 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Jerry was married to Patsy Tipton in 2019. The adopted Tipton family includes an additional 2 children, 2 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

Jerry loved to dance; he was a great “jitterbug/swing” dancer and was always looking for a willing partner. He loved golf, and was a member of Baywood Country Club for many years. Jerry loved his cars and travel—always ready for a road trip. He loved his camera, and loved showing you pictures. He loved his family, and his St. Stephen Presbyterian Church family.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry A. Jones; his mother, Audrey Shepard Jones; his sister,

Jane Singletary Huene; his brother-in-law, Skip Huene; his brother, Haywood Jones; and his daughter, Kimette Jones Watts.

He will be deeply missed by his wife, Patsy Tipton Jones; sons Jerry A. Jones III and wife Martha M. and James H. Tipton, Jr. and Michelle, and daughter Brenda Collum and Gene. He will also be missed by his grandsons Kyle Morgan Jones and James “Trey” Tipton III, granddaughters Lindsay N. Jones, Rica Watts Smith, Rani Watts, their father James Watts and Lesley Ling. Jerry will be missed by his North Carolina relatives Barbara & Larry Bray and Bert & Megan Singletary. He will be missed by the St. Stephen Church family, and by many other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to your favorite charity or church, as well as Houston Hospice, Honor Flight Houston or VFW Pearland.

The family would like to thank St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, Honor Flight Houston and the many friends and relatives who have made his life such an incredible story.

Rev. Laureen Suba of St Stephen Presbyterian Church will officiate the ceremony at Forest Park East Cemetery at 12:00 pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2021. A reception will follow the service at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church at 2217 Theta St., Houston, TX 77032

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestParkEast-FHC.com for the Jones family.