Charles "Buck" Jones

March 30, 1938 - October 27, 2019

In Loving Memory Charles “Buck” Eugene Jones passed away on October 27, 2019 at his home in Nemours, WV in the arms of his loving wife, Shirley after battling cancer and dementia. Charles was a medic in the US Army as well he was a CNA at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He was known as Paw by his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Paw was born at his home in Bluefield, WV on March 30, 1938 to Thomas Jefferson Jones Jr and mother Cecile Haney Jones who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his eldest daughter Toni Schaffer on August 14th this year. He is further preceded by his sister Dorthory “Dot” Melton, brother Robert Jones of California, and three infant brothers. Paw is survived by his loving wife of forty years Shirley “Lawson” Jones. He is also survived by his three daughters; Joanna Montgomery and husband Dwayne; twin daughters Karen Raye and Kelly Sharp, as well as by Isaac Shaffer, husband of deceased daughter Toni. Paw is further survived by two step-daughters; Kathy Glass of Princeton, WV, and Lisa Alley of Falls Mills, VA and two step-sons; Larry Glass of Bluefield, VA and Jeff Glass of Springville, VA. Paw is survived by eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren and four step grandchildren and eight step grandchildren. Paw never liked the term ‘step’ children or ‘step’ grandchildren. He said that they were all his children. His life has written a story of love and integrity that affected so many and his love is only matched by how much he will be missed. Buck is also survived by his sister Louise White of Baltimore, MD, and his brother James Jones from Lawton, OK and his childhood friend Larry Godsey and childhood friend Charlie Neal of Bluefield, WV as well as a great number of nieces and nephews and many friends. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield WV. Services will be officiated by his grandson-in-law Pastor Roger Cook of Radford, VA. At Buck’s request his body has been cremated. Visitation will be at noon with the memorial service to begin at 2pm.