Funeral services for Mr. James Allen Jones, age 71, of Beckville, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Jackson, Pastor John Ulrich, and Rev. Kim Hagedorn officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Jones passed away on Saturday morning, December 12, 2009, in Longview, after a lengthy illness.

James Allen Jones was born on February 8, 1938, in the Arcadia Community of Shelby County, Texas to Walter Scott and Thelma Lilly Jones. He married Kay Berry Green on November 8, 1963, in Dallas. Mr. Jones worked for C.I.S.D for many years. He was a member of the Oddfellows and Masonic Lodges. Mr. Jones moved to Panola County in 1982, from Gordonville, Texas. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Carthage. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents; a half-sister, Ann; one grandson, Eric McDaniel; and one grandchild, Baby Molpus.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife of 46 years, Kay Jones of Beckville; two daughters, Renee Molpus and husband Jason of Longview and Cheryl Denson and husband Dewey of Harleton; one sister, Barbara Keene and husband Floyd of Pasadena; six grandchildren, Chase Allee and fiancé Cierra Cato of Harleton, Megan Davis and husband Dustin of Gary, Ricky Allee of Henderson, Callie Allee of Harleton, and Ashley and Gabrielle Denson of Sims.

Serving as pallbearers are Al Loofboro, Steve Maxey, Scott Lee, Ricky Allee, Jimmie Boyd, Shaun Harris, Dale LaGrone, Justin Yates, Forest Pope, and Shannon Marx.

Serving as honorary pallbearers are Andrew Maxey, Frank Sepaugh, and Don Smith.

If desired, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.