John Paul Jones

November 19, 1938 - February 10, 2021

Funeral services for John Paul Jones, 82, of Jena, LA formerly of Ferriday will be held at Comer Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 12 noon with Pastor Jeremy Howington officiating. Interment will be at Natchez National Cemetery under the direction of Comer Funeral Home. John was born on Saturday, November 19, 1938 in Ferriday, LA and passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Jena, LA. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. John was a loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Kay; parents, Charles Morris Jones and Blanch Lofton Jones; brother, Larry Wayne Regan; sister, JoAnne Harris; son-in-law, Keith Robertson; and great-grandson, Anthony Atkins. John leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Joyce C. Jones of Jena, LA formely of Ferriday, LA; son, Johnny P. Jones & his wife Deborah of Sandy Hook, MS; two daughters, Lisa A. Robertson of Ferriday, LA and Misti D. Smith & her husband Howard of Manifest, LA; two sisters, June C. Harper of Vidalia, LA and Jean Ellis & her husband Herbert of Sicily Island, LA; eight grandchildren, Nick Jones & his wife Miranda, Sunni Dorman, Courtney Evans & her husband Chase, Jordan Robertson & his wife Naomi, Ashley Jones, Lance Jones, Stormi Buckles & her husband Orlando and Sklyer Jones; and 23 great-grandchildren, Destiny Idom, Bella Jones, Olivia Jones, Nicholas Jones, Cade Dorman, Kristopher Dorman, Zoey Peoples, Jace Evans, Parrish Evans, Adrianne Atkins, Greyson Jones, Landon Jones, Leyton Jones, Noah Johnston, Zachary Conrad, Paislee Buckles, Wesson Buckles, Layla Jones, Tripp Smith, Cody Robertson, Bailey Robertson, Alexis Robertson, Dixie Robertson. He also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Those serving as pallbearers will be Orlando Buckles, Howard Smith, Nick Jones, Jordan Robertson, Cade Dorman, Aiden Goodwin, Darren Moffet, and Walter Juneau. The family will receive friends at Comer Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 10AM until service time at 12noon. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.comerfh.com.