William "Homer" Jones

November 10, 1936 — April 29, 2024

Easley, SC

William Homer Jones
Easley, SC

Mr. William Homer Jones, 87, husband of Marilyn Schmidt Jones, and the late Betty Lou Smith Jones, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024.

Born in Ashton, SC, son of the late Cecil Edward Jones and the late Evelyn Hiers Jones. Mr. Jones was a 1958 graduate of Clemson University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Med and spent his career with Milliken & Company for forty years. He was a retired U.S. Army Reserve Major having served twenty years and was a Mason. Homer was a member of Christ Church Episcopal-Greenville where he served as an usher and greeter.

Homer was an avid and devoted Clemson fan. He loved the outdoors, woodworking, cooking and grilling, but his greatest love was for his family. He will be dearly missed by all that loved and knew him.

Surviving are children, Elizabeth Gaye Frick (Gerry Love) of Charlotte, NC, William H. Jones, II (Cheryle) of Hendersonville, NC, and Virginia Bess Jones of Surfside Beach, SC. His step-children, John Vincent Noonan (Cindi) of Atlanta, GA, and Ashley Elizabeth Copas (Mark) of Layton, UT; his grandchildren, Donald Thomas Elmore, Abbey Caroline Elmore, Kathleen Elizabeth Frick, Gary T. Frick, II, Jeff Jones (MacKenzie), Josh Suttles (Alexandria); step-grandchildren, Zipporah Anne Copas, Reilley Jayne Copas, Shiloh Noelle Copas, Normandy Belle Copas, Kimball Reed Copas; his great-grandchildren, Audrey Jones, Maliya Fisher, Charlotte Suttles, Lionel Suttles, Matthew Suttles, and Lucian Suttles, Armani Ramos and Aliyah Ramos. In addition to his parents and his first wife, Mr. Jones was predeceased by two brothers, Cecil E. Jones, Jr., R. Ray Jones, and a sister, Mary Nell Jones.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, May 3, 2024 at Christ Church Episcopal.

The family will receive friends in the All-Saints Center of the church, following the service.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of McCall Hospice House for the love and care they provided Mr. Jones.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Homer to Pickens County Meals on Wheels by visiting their website at www.pcmow.org.

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Friday, May 3, 2024

10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Christ Church Episcopal

10 N Church St, Greenville, SC 29601

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