Melvin Dewitt Jones went home to be with the Lord at the age of 97 years old, in Akron, Ohio on October 20, 2022. He lived a long and blessed life.
Melvin was born on December 12, 1924, in Rockmart, Georgia. After he graduated from high school, he joined the Navy. He later moved to Akron, Ohio where he made a home with his late wife and children. He worked for B.F. Goodrich up until he retired. Melvin was a devoted and life-long member of St. John CME Church in which he belonged to multiple ministries up until his illness. He was a strong man of faith and integrity. He enjoyed family, nature, taking pictures, and drawing.
Melvin was preceded in death by wife, Gloria V. Jones; wife, Juanita Wheeler-Jones; and sisters, Doris Jones, and Dorothy Jones.
Left to cherish his memory, children, Melvin D. Jones Jr., Francine Jones-Smith, Renea Jones-Hooks, Francis M. (Dottie) Jones, and Eric (Misty) Wheeler; grandchildren, Mignon McNair, Yancey D.(Chanelle) Jones, Randol (Janeen) Smith, and Gina R. Jones; great-grandchildren, Shawn McNair, Charmaine McNair, Cameron (Jeanette) McNair, Miyah Smith, Randol Smith Jr, Kingston Smith, and Romeo Smith; great-great-granddaughter, Clara McNair; sister, Gladys Jones; and a host of nieces and nephews.