Rev. Robert “Bobby” Jones

The Rev. Robert “Bobby” Jones, 65, of Emerald Isle, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital.

He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired from civil service at Cherry Point after 31 years.

He was ordained as a Free Will Baptist Minister in 1974 and received his doctorate in Theology in 2000.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Elaine Atwell. He was the son of Glennie and Annis Whitford Jones.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jenny Jones; two sons, Robert “Robby” Jones and Russell “Rusty” Jones; two daughters, Keri Jones Chernivec and Sheri Berry; one brother, William Earl Jones; and six grandchildren, Jennafer Williams, Chris Jones, Alec Jones, Tyler Berry, Zachary Berry and Devin Jones.