Mark Wayne Jones, age 58, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at his home in Vancleave after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer.
Mark was a great dad and an even better grandpa. From the grandkids' sporting events to birthday parties, he never missed a beat. Being a kind and dependable father/ grandfather was of the upmost importance to him, and he never disappointed when it came to wholeheartedly loving his family.
He was born in Biloxi, MS to Wayne Jones and Patricia Nelson Jones. Mark was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Jones.
Mark leaves behind his wife of 25 years, Sharon Peacock Jones; his children, Stuart (Frankie) Jones, Stacey (Kyle) Jones Laughlin, and Matthew Jones; his grandchildren, Lenon Ainsworth, Kaylee Kelly, Peyton Laughlin, Cason, Carter, Crimson, and Channing Jones; his father, Wayne Jones; and his siblings Danny Jones, Tarrel Jones, Lisa Jones, Duane Jones, Angela (Cody) Jones Foster, and Patrick (Senta) Jones.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 11:00 am at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Vancleave, MS. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to:
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/GiftFunds/GiftFunds?px=7096680&pg=personal&fr_id=39300
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” 2 Cor 5:1
Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Jim Ramsay Road in Vancleave is honored to serve the Jones family.