Archive for October 29th, 2015

Samuel A. Jones

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

Samuel Augustus Jones, age 89, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015. He graduated from Knoxville College in 1947 and was a Charter Member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Beta Epsilon chapter. He retired from the Hamden, Connecticut Fire Department where he worked as a firefighter for 30 years. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Sam was preceded in death by his first wife, Penelope van Smartt Jones and their daughter, Lorraine Haten. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Jones; his sons, Kenneth Jones and Timothy Hill; his daughter, Monica Miles; his grandchildren, Nitia Miles, Chloe Miles, Anthony Miles, Jr, Jada Miles, Briana Hill, and Nicole Hill; his great grandson, Caden Nedd; and his nieces and nephews: Cynthia Giles, Gregory Jones, Mark Jones, Linda Jones, Cheryl Jones, Marilyn Jones, Alan Jones, David Collins, Ida Williams, Joan Collins, Desiree Williams, Les Jones, Demetrius Jones, Turan Smith, and Lynetta Spears and other relatives  and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 6, 2015 from 6-8 PM at Unity Mortuary. A celebration of Sam’s life will be held at Bentley Street Christian Church, 417 Bentley Street, Knoxville, TN 37914, on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11:00AM with Dr. A.H. Smith, Pastor, officiating. Interment immediately following at New Gray Cemetery, 2724 Western Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37921. Services will conclude with full dove release and blanket presentation.