Rev. Robert ‘Bobby’ Jones

EMERALD ISLE — The Rev. Robert “Bobby” Jones, 65, of Emerald Isle, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital.

He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired from civil service at Cherry Point after 31 years. He was ordained as a Free Will Baptist Minister in 1974 and received his doctorate in Theology in 2000. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Elaine Atwell.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jenny Jones; two sons, Robert “Robby” Jones and Russell “Rusty” Jones; two daughters, Keri Jones Chernivec and Sheri Berry; one brother, William Earl Jones; and six grandchildren, Jennafer Williams, Chris Jones, Alec Jones, Tyler Berry, Zachary Berry and Devin Jones.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., today, July 3, at Pollock-Best Funeral & Cremations, 2015 Neuse Boulevard, New Bern, which is handling the arrangements.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 5, in the chapel of the funeral home, with the Rev. Wesley Taylor and the Rev. Terry Hardison officiating.

Family and friends are invited to view and sign the online guestbook at www.pollockbest.com.