Ralph Edward Jones Sr., 79, of Hixson, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at his home.
Mr. Jones was a veteran of the United States Army.
He was employed with Plumbers and Steamfitters local #43 for 55 years and was a Steamfitter Apprentice Instructor at Sequoyah Nuclear plant for several years. He was a mechanical building inspector for the city of Chattanooga for several years prior to his retirement.
He was a man who enjoyed a good joke, especially when he was the instigator of it.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Jones; parents, Sam and Annie Jones; grandson, Spencer Wells Jones.
Survivors include his sons, Terry (Kathy) Jones, and Eddie Jones; daughters, Leslie (Brian) Scoggins and Connie (Alan) Jones; grandchildren, Lorin Jones, Laura Jones, and Laura Allison Brown; sisters, Betty Jolly, and Caroline (Fernando) Ochoa, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the North Chapel. Interment will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the North Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
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Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Hwy. 153, Hixson, Tn. 37343.