Rev. Anthony L. Jones

March 3, 1956 - April 9, 2020

Rev. Anthony Lee Jones ...was born, March 3, 1956, in Helena, Alabama, to the late Arthur Lee Jones and Alma Hampton Jones. Rev. Jones was a 1975, graduate of Bowling Green High School. Rev. Jones also attended the University of Eastern Kentucky prior to enlisting with the United States Army. Rev. Jones served as a member of the Armed Forces from August 1976-May 1984. Rev. Jones was retired from the Fruit of the Loom Company after serving 32 years and 5 months. Rev. Jones was the first African American male to be inducted into the Fruit of the Loom Founders Club with more than 30 years of service. Rev. Anthony Lee Jones was licensed to preach the Gospel on May 2, 1999, by the Seventh Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rev. Zachariah Nichols. Rev. Anthony Jones was ordained by authority and order of the Seventh Street Baptist Church, July 13, 2003. On May 27, 2006, Rev. Anthony Jones wed Ms. Cynthia Henry with this service being performed by Rev. Samuel Spencer, Jr. Rev. Jones enjoyed golfing, cooking, watching Westerns, Gunsmoke, Andy Griffith, the History and Science channels and of course the San Francisco 49ers. Along with his parents, Rev. Jones was preceded in death by his brothers, Ralph Dorsey, Gaylord Jones, and Melvin T. Jones; sister, Barbara Jones-Walton. To honor and cherish the loving memory of Rev. Anthony Lee Jones he leaves his devoted wife, Cynthia Jones, Bowling Green, Kentucky; daughters, Deanna (Anthony) Daniels, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Brittanie Yancey, Reno, Nevada, and Destiny (Willie) Townes, Sofia Bogari. Grandchildren, Da’Yauna Bluett, and Jaloni Daniels; sisters, Joyce Smith and Marisa Jones-Duarte, Smiths Grove, Kentucky and Authurine Jones (Antonio) Walker; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Sincerely, -Your friends at Burnam and Son