Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames Elmo JONES 
24,52,3, David Calvin Somers,144,269
24,52,3, David Calvin Somers,144,269BirthApr 24, 1922, Ashe County, North Carolina24,3, James Elmo Jones,269
DeathJun 14, 2000, Guilford County, North Carolina3, James Elmo Jones,52
BurialWestminster Gardens, 3601 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina3, James Elmo Jones
ReligionMember Of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church3, James Elmo Jones
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherWade Hampton JONES Sr. (1882-1941)
MotherDenton Lelia YOUNG (1883-1964)
Spouses
1Virginia Catherine SOMERS 24,3, David Calvin Somers,144,269,532, Joseph C. Summers,470, Virginia Catherine Somers Jones,670, Papers gave to Terry Whitesell from Danelle Somers in 2022,636, John Donald Somers, Sr.
24,3, David Calvin Somers,144,269,532, Joseph C. Summers,470, Virginia Catherine Somers Jones,670, Papers gave to Terry Whitesell from Danelle Somers in 2022,636, John Donald Somers, Sr.DeathOct 9, 1976, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Mrs. Virginia Catherine Somers Jones,24,63,269
BurialWestminster Gardens, 3601 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Mrs. Virginia Catherine Somers Jones
ReligionMember Of West Market Street United Methodist Church3, Mrs. Virginia Catherine Somers Jones
Father“Ernie” Ernest Gervus SOMERS (1891-1972)
MotherLecy Bell WAGONER (1901-1948)
MarriageMar 10, 194724,670, Papers gave to Terry Whitesell from Danelle Somers in 2022
Obituary Online notes for James Elmo JONES
6/15/2000
Mr. James Elmo Jones
McLEANSVILLE — Mr. James Elmo Jones, 78, of 160 Birch Creek Road, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.
Born April 24, 1922, in Ashe County, he was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Jones, who survives, and the son of Mr. Wade Jones and Mrs. Denton Young Jones, both deceased. He was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and was a World War II veteran. He was an original pathfinder paratrooper and completed four combat jumps. He served as a technical sergeant in the European Theater and received three Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Commune de Trois-Ponts and a Groesbeek Holland Medal. He was previously employed with Burlington Industries and retired from Fabrication Specialists, where he was president and owner.
Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Mrs. Lynda Hall and Mrs. Cindi Khanlarin; two stepdaughters, Ms. Anita Bradshaw and Mrs. Jennifer Fagan; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a stepgrandchild.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Emma Jones Stanley; and three brothers, Mr. Wade Jones Jr., Mr. Hunter Jones and Mr. T. Gilmer Jones.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jim Allred and the Rev. Jim Auman. Burial will be in Westminster Gardens.
The family will be at Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home North Elm Street Chapel from 7 to 9 this evening.
Memorials may be made to Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5120 Burlington Road, McLeansville, N.C. 27301; or to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation, P.O. Box 89, Fayetteville, N.C. 28303. 3, Mr. James Elmo Jones
Mr. James Elmo Jones
McLEANSVILLE — Mr. James Elmo Jones, 78, of 160 Birch Creek Road, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.
Born April 24, 1922, in Ashe County, he was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Jones, who survives, and the son of Mr. Wade Jones and Mrs. Denton Young Jones, both deceased. He was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and was a World War II veteran. He was an original pathfinder paratrooper and completed four combat jumps. He served as a technical sergeant in the European Theater and received three Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Commune de Trois-Ponts and a Groesbeek Holland Medal. He was previously employed with Burlington Industries and retired from Fabrication Specialists, where he was president and owner.
Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Mrs. Lynda Hall and Mrs. Cindi Khanlarin; two stepdaughters, Ms. Anita Bradshaw and Mrs. Jennifer Fagan; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a stepgrandchild.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Emma Jones Stanley; and three brothers, Mr. Wade Jones Jr., Mr. Hunter Jones and Mr. T. Gilmer Jones.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jim Allred and the Rev. Jim Auman. Burial will be in Westminster Gardens.
The family will be at Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home North Elm Street Chapel from 7 to 9 this evening.
Memorials may be made to Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5120 Burlington Road, McLeansville, N.C. 27301; or to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation, P.O. Box 89, Fayetteville, N.C. 28303. 3, Mr. James Elmo Jones