CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF SAM JONES, JR. DECEMBER 22, 1917 - JUNE 27, 1996 SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1996-3:00 P.M. OLD STORM BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH NORTH AUGUSTA, S. C. REV. BOBBY HANKERSON, OFFICIATING OBITUARY ** ** ** ** ** SAM JONES, JR. was born on December 22, 1917 to the late Sam Jones, Sr. and Mary Madison Jones. At an early age he joined Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church. On August 5, 1934, he was united in Holy Matrimony to SADIE ANDERSON. SAM had a burning desire to own his own business. He started with one cow and from that modest beginning evolved JONES DAIRY. He sold varied dairy products including milk, butter and eggs to thousands of customers thoughout Augusta, North Augusta and Aiken. SAM was known for the delivery of fresh products and friendly customer service. SAM was blessed to have a devoted wife who worked side-by-side with him. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Sadie Anderson Jones; one son Sam (Rachael) Jones, III; six daughters, Roberta (Matthew) Jenkins, Long Beach, Calif., Carrie Hinton, New York, Mary Carrington, West Palm Beach, Fla., Barbara Westbrook, North Augusta, Clara Jones and Patricia (James) Crawford, Des Moines, Iowa; one sister, Barbara Holmes; one brother, Mirlyn Hall; twenty-four grandchildren, sixteen great- grandchildren; four nephews, Rube Hankerson, Jr. ,.Eldridge Hankerson, Jerry Hankerson, Merlyn Jones; four nieces, Mamie Jones, Dorothy Harris, Catherine Williams and Carrie Emanuel; one sister-in-law, Clara Jones; two brothers-in-law, Montgomery Anderson and Rube Hankerson, Sr. and a host of other relatives and friends. PROGRAM ** ** ** ** ** ** PRESIDING.....................Rev. Nathaniel Irvin Pastor, Old Storm Branch Baptist Church ORGAN PRELUDE...................Dr- Frank Robinson PROCESSIONAL SONG........................................... SCRIPTURE.....................Rev. Mildred Mackey PRAYER........................Rev. Aaron Williams SONG............................Courtney Crawford ** REMARKS ** (PLEASE LIMIT TO 3 MINUTES) William Davis Dock Abraham Kevin Wise Alvin Stevens ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................Patricia McDaniel OBITUARY.............................Read Silently SONG.........................................Choir EULOGY........................Rev. Bobby Hankerson Pastor, Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church RECESSIONAL Dr. Frank Robinson PALLBEARERS ** ** ** ** Irvin Moment Elvie Bryant Ar thur Kemp Dock Abraham Earl Samuels Samuel Cook ** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ** Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a floral spray, if so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words as any friend could say. Perhaps you were not there at all just thought of us. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we THANK YOU SO MUCH, whatever the part. May God bless each of you. ** ** ** ** INTERMENT ** ** ** Church Cemetery REPAST ** ** ** Old Storm Branch Family Life Center -THE FAMILY DIRECTOR IN CHARGE ** ** -frk ** WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME AUGUSTA, GEORGIA