Robert Grills Jones
March 2, 1958 – August 15, 2016
Mr. Robert Grills Jones, 58 years young, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2016.
Bobby was born on March 2, 1958 in Tennessee. He graduated from Mathews High School and enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving four years. He worked for Ocean Products for 20 years. He loved to play golf, bowl and spend time with his family and friends.
Bobby will be sadly missed by his mother, Charlotte; siblings, Sands (Christine), Karen Barrick (Tim), Patty White (Gerry), Judy Zanette (Shawn Creed); nephews, Jason Barrack (Mel), Robert Allen (Jessica), Mathew and Dylann Zanette; nieces, Ashley Johnson (Jon), Megan Merritt (Casey), Chantelle Zanette (Chris). Also his Uncle Gerald Jones (Jo Ann), cousins, Eugene Jones (Melinda) and Linda Hernandez and other relatives and a host of friends. He was predeceased by his father, Gordon Minter Jones.
If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be greatly appreciated and may be made to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 723, Mathews, Va. 23109 or to Emmanuel Church, P. O. Box 628, North, Va. 23128.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 3:00 pm on Friday, August 19, 2016 followed by a Funeral Service at 3:00 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Bohannon, Va. Foster-Faulkner Funeral home, Mathews, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.