Merl Jones

Merl Jones age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at his home. Merl was an retired general manager for the Vumore Company in Laredo, Texas. He graduated from the Drones School of Radio in Little Rock and was an electronics engineer. He was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was an avid sportsman enjoying hunting and fishing. Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Mary Jo Jones; one son, Lane Jones of Van Buren, Arkansas; two daughters, Sherry (Andrew) Taylor of San Antonio, Texas, Yolonda (Terry) Thompson of Malvern; five brothers, Ramey Jones, Clinton Jones, Troy Jones and Wayne Jones all of Malvern, Auburn Jones of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; two sisters, Christine Chambers of Fordyce, Arkansas, Margaret Chambers of Camden, Arkansas; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Degray Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Online register available at www.ruggleswilcox.com.