Ronnie Jones
Published 4:42 pm Monday, March 18, 2019
Ronnie Jones, 64, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2019, from Ivy Hall Nursing Home. Ronnie was born in Michigan to the late Wanda Jean Howard Jones. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Clarence and Maggie Howard, of the Hunter Community.
Ronnie grew up in the Hunter First Baptist Church, later he became a member of Riverview Baptist Church. He was a 1974 graduate of Unaka High School and was made an honorary member of the Elizabethton Shrine Club on June 6, 2011. He had worked as a bagger at Food City and he enjoyed watching sports on TV and loved drinking Pepsi and eating cheese crackers. Ronnie also enjoyed reading the Bible, books and attending church.
Those left to cherish his memory include his special cousins, Dr. Keith Morley and wife Michelle of Elizabethton, Keith Morley II and wife Leslie of Johnson City, Rachel Morley Reavis and husband Craig of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Michelle Morley Witten and husband Jason of Dallas, Texas, Sydney Elliott of Elizabethton and Maci Elliott of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Numerous cousins and friends, as well as a special friend, John Colbaugh and wife Tina of Elizabethton, also survive.
A service to honor and celebrate the life of Ronnie will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Riverview Baptist Church in Elizabethton with Reverend Mark Grubb officiating. Music will be provided by Kayla Storie, Joel Crisp and Karen Elliott. The family will receive friends at the church from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service, or at the residence of Dr. Keith Morley at other times. The graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be John Colbaugh, Estel Williams, Hugh Buckles, Dr. Keith Morley, Theron Johnson, Dale Wilks, James Honeycutt and Rick Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Riverview Baptist Church and Ronnie’s school friends. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at Tetrick Funeral Home at 1:15 p.m. Friday to go in procession. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the Ronnie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund at Riverview Baptist Church, 1419 Broad Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting our website at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guestbook.
Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Jones family. Office: (423) 542-2232. Service Information Line: (423) 543-4917.