Cecil Carlton Jones

Haven Hospital. He was 87 years old. Cecil was born in Soperton, Georgia, on November 20, 1938, the son of Rev. Willie T. Jones and Ocie Lee Morrison Jones. He had four siblings: Carolyn Harris, Norman Jones, Leon Jones and Linda Newberry Grant.

In May 1961, he married the love of his life, Lora Jenell Jones. They were married for 52 years until her death on February 28, 2014. The couple had three children: Raymond Anthony Jones (Andrea Adkins Jones), Marcie Jeanine Jones, and Tammi Jenell Price.

Cecil was a truck driver and a professional welder. He also served as deacon of Bethany Free Will Baptist Church, of which he was a founding member and a song leader. He loved to sing and play the guitar, especially gospel and bluegrass.

Cecil loved his 10 grandchildren (Jennifer Frassrand, Aaron Williamson, Shawn Hall, Megan Price, Ashley Bramble, Taylor Price, Mackenzie Smith, Josh Price, Jacob Carter, and Stephanie Ferrer; and 15 great-grandchildren. He loved vintage cars and enjoyed going to car shows. He also enjoyed watching old movies and television shows. He could often be found watching reruns of Gunsmoke and Bonanza.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his two brothers. He is survived by his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his two sisters.

The family will host visitors at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church, 2905 Iowa Road in Lakeland, on Saturday, October 24, from 10a.m.-11 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., and then an internment at Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.