Sam Jones
Posted: March 27, 2009
RACINE, Wis. — Sam Jones, 73, died March 23, 2009, in Racine. Services were today at 11 a.m. at Searching Together Baptist Church in Racine with Pastor J.W. Leach and Pastor Willy Riley officiating. Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home of Racine was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jones was born March 24, 1935, in Columbus to the late Annie L. Hughes Jones. He joined New Baptist Temple Church at an early age. He later moved to Chicago where he spent most of his life. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jones; 10 sons; four daughters; brothers, Levy C., Herbert, James T., Charlie and Jimmy Jones; sisters, Jeanella Purnell, Samella Bankhead and Clara Haywood; and a host of grandchildren.