Obituary of Thomas N. Jones
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Thomas Noblitt Jones, age 61, of Circle Drive West, Vilas, died Thursday morning, June 23, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born October 12, 1949, he was a son of Duane and Jean Noblitt Jones. Thomas was a man of the mountains. He gained his strength from the hills around Old Fort where he was raised. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Viet Nam Era. He was of the Presbyterian faith and was an employee at Hospitality Mints in Boone.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Wanda Parlier Jones; three step-sons, Jason Harris and wife, Jennifer, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Nathan Harris and his friend, Kelly, of Hudson, and Adam Harris of the home; four step-grandchildren; one brother, Allen D. Jones and wife Kyleen of High Point and one sister, Nancy Graybeal and husband Danny, of Easley, SC; two nieces, Lesley Jones of Raleigh and Jennifer Trotter and husband, Michael, of Pickens, SC; and one nephew, Daniel Graybeal and wife, Debra, of Liberty, SC. Seven great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2 o'clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12 until 2 o'clock, two hours before services, at Austin & Barnes. Burial with Military Honors will follow at the Danner Cemetery.
Flowers are appreciated or the family suggests memorials to the Danner Cemetery Fund, c/o David Hodges, 1075 Laurel Fork Road, Vilas, NC 28692.
Online condolences may be sent to the Jones family at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Jones family.