Wilbur Jones

Wilbur Jones, 90 year old, patriarch of the Joneses of Corbin, went home with the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2011. He transitioned peacefully in his sleep.

He was born to Addie Bell Stewart Jones and Anthony Jones II on June 2, 1920. At age 10 he accepted Christ and joined Long Branch Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend Walker. Brother Jones' grandfather, Anthony Jones I, was one of the first Trustees of Long Branch Baptist Church who signed the deed conveying the ownership of the church to its members. His father, Anthony Jones II was chairman of the Deacon Board for many years.

He attended public schools in Caroline County, including Union High School under Principal H.R. Young. Two of his teachers were distinguished A. McKee Banks and George B. Ruffin, the History teacher, who later became principal of the high school.

In 1940 he married Mary Lillian "Babe" Wormley. To that union were born three daughters. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, crossing the Pacific Ocean six times, docking many ports to include Okinawa; Saipan; Seoul; Korea; and Tinsen, China. At the time of his service, there were 48 states in the United States, and he has traveled to 37 of them. He was honorably discharged in March of 1946.

He worked for the American Visco Corporation (A Cellophane Plant), in the Coating Department until 1978. When FMC Corporation closed the plant in 1978, he went to work at Quantico Marine Corps Base and retired from there in 1983. He then worked at the Salvation Army in Fredericksburg, Virginia until his second retirement in 1996 at the age of 76.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 53 years, his brothers: Aubrey Owens and Anthony III, and two sisters: Lucille Smith and Marjorie Williams.

A loving father, he leaves to cherish his memory three daughters: Dr. Daisy Louise Jones Brown, Mary Lee "Jodie" Williams, and Prof. Williabel Jones Davis (Lt. Colonel, retired); five grandchildren: Rev. Hausey Lee Woodfolk III, Eldr. Wilbur O'Brian, Licia Danielle Jones, Dea. Anthony Sheldon Woodfolk and Ronald Willard Davis II; 11 Great Grandchildren: Rachel, Ashley, Hausey Lee Woodfolk IV; Matthew, Nathaniel, and McKenna Woodfolk; Kendra, Moriah, and Amaris Lee Woodfolk; Licia Leigh-Anne Daise, and Kiya Louise Danielle Jones; and two great great grandchildren Jaden Woodfolk and Bella Woodfolk. He also leaves a brother James Edward Jones (Katherleen) of Washington, D.C., a sister Elizabeth Jones Young ( Oliver) of Philadelphia, PA, a sister-in-law, Ethel Wormley Reed of Harrisburg, PA, and seven nieces, seven nephews, and a host of other relatives (including the Doswell, VA cousins), and Friends.

"He was a man "amongst" men. A man of honesty and integrity"


Funeral Home:
Cedell Brooks Funeral Home
25662 A.P. Hill Blvd
Port Royal, VA
US 22535