Four States’ ‘Big Daddy’ Jones passes away

John “Big Daddy” Jones Jr. of Four States passed away Monday, Feb. 16.

His obituary:

John William Jones Jr. “Big John” or “Big Daddy,” 63, of Four States, went to be with the Lord Monday (Feb. 16, 2015) at Ruby Memorial Hospital while surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born on April 19, 1951, in Fairmont, son of the late John William Jones Sr. and Katherine Hayes-Jones. 

                 

John was the friend of a lifetime and loved by many. He enjoyed being around his friends and family; he especially enjoyed taking their money in poker. When not playing poker he could be found riding his four-wheeler and tractor and playing Pac-Man. He could also be found sitting on the porch working on anything and everything while listening to his stereo as loud as it would go.

He is survived by longtime partner, Dottie Lou Abner; three sons; four stepchildren who were like his own; and three half-sisters; John William Jones III of Four States; his children, Jonathan and Logan Jones; their mother, Crystal Keefover Jones; Charles Paul Jones of Carolina; Jason Harold Jones, his wife Kylie and their children, Madison and Paxton of Hutchinson; Jeff and Terri Abner of Vermillion Ohio; Stefanie and Cliff Winters of Osgood Indiana; Mike and Lyn Abner of Lorain Ohio; half-sisters, Chrissie and Aaron Reed of Brockton, Massachusetts, Vickie and Larry Fidler of Buckhannon, and Amarian Kay Tenney of Hixson, Tennessee.

John is also survived by his sweetie, Mable Ann McIntire and husband Bob of Bingamon; niece, Samantha Moore Hardings of Fairmont; 27 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and close friends, Joe Romeo, Jimmy Jones, Jack Jones, Jimmy Scudere and Todd Hammond.

Services will be held with a viewing from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday with the service immediately following at Masters Funeral Home in Mannington. Cremation will be final disposition.

The family asks that monetary donations be made in lieu of flowers to John Jones, P.O. Box 3, Four States, WV 26572.

Online condolences and donations can also be made at www.mastersfh.com .