FRANKLIN—Willie “Sonny Boy” Jones of Franklin passed Oct. 27, 2010, at Obici Hospital, Suffolk.
The Southampton County native is survived by his wife, Edna F. Jones; daughters Crystal Jones, Renita Jones Nowell, Aquanetta Jones Wiggins and Yvette Jones, all of Franklin, and Dametri Jones Coleman of Wakefield; a son, Victor L. Jones of Murfreesboro, N.C.; his father, Willie Lee Jones of Franklin; five sisters including Elsie Jones Lawrence, Phyllis Cumbo and Cassandra Clark, all of Franklin, and Diane Jones Faulk, Courtland; four brothers including Larry Jones of Courtland and Leondris Scott, Franklin.
A homegoing celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.  2, at Apostolic Faith Church of God, 680 Oak St., Franklin. Burial is in Southview Cemetery.