Edgar Kemper Jones, Jr.'s Obituary
EDGAR KEMPER JONES, JR., 85, of Leesburg, Virginia, died on Monday, January 12, 2009 in Leesburg. Mr. Jones was born May 23, 1923 in Richardsville, Virginia to the late Edgar K. and Laura V. Taylor Jones Sr.. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII and fought at the Battle of the Bulge as a Screaming Eagle Paratrooper with the 101st Airborne. He traveled with the Airborne veterans after the war and was able to see most of the world during those years. He was a self-made businessman opening his Wall and Ceiling Contracting business in 1947. The Edgar K. Jones, Jr. Company started out as a plaster business and is still in operation by the family today in Chantilly, Virginia. Mr. Jones lived in Oakton and McLean before moving to Leesburg in 1986. He was a very humble man and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Jones enjoyed playing poker and golf.
Mr. Jones is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years: Grace Estelle Jones of Leesburg; four children: Diane Littleton of Ashburn, VA, Bonnie Myer of Montpelier, Vermont, Pamela Rose of Bealeton, VA, Edgar K. Jones III of Sterling, VA; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Cr. SE, Leesburg, VA on Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 7-9pm. Services will follow at the funeral home on Friday at 11:00am with Pastor Dave Norman officiating. Entombment will be in National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA.
Donations may take the form of contributions to VFW Post 1177, P.O. Box 429, Leesburg, VA 20178
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