Bobby Lamar Jones

Mr. Bobby Lamar Jones, 70 of Maysville, Georgia.  A beloved husband, dad and papaw went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Bobby was born on June 8, 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in the Brandywine area of Forsyth County.

He is preceded in death by his parents, J.B. Jones and Evelyn Miller Jones of Maysville and his daughter, Heather Lea Jones Reimer of Seattle, Washington.

He was a graduate of Forsyth County High School in 1969.  Bobby was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served from 1971-1973.  He was a graduate of Gainesville College.

He retired from Lucent Technologies in 2000 and worked with Georgia State Department of Safety with the Motor Carrier Compliance Division.

He was member of Maysville Baptist Church and The Seekers Sunday School Class.

On September 19, 2014, he underwent a bilateral lung transplant at Duke Medical University in Durham, North Carolina.  He was able to spend seven more years with family and friends due to the unselfishness of the donor family.

He is survived by his loving wife of sixteen years, Dorothy Campbell Jones, Maysville, son, Travis Lamar Jones (Christa) of Auburn.  Stepchildren, Dawn Kaegael of Dallas, Texas, Dwight Murr, Jr. of Waxachie, Texas, and Dallas Murr (Alicia) of Arlington, Texas.  Grandchildren, Talan Wayne Jones and Jossylyn Heather Jones both of Auburn.  Step-grandchildren, Jared Murr, Jordan Murr, Olivia Murr, Dwight Murr III, Savannah Murr, Michael P. Kaegael, Daniel, Joseph and Isabell Murr all from Texas.  Siblings, Jimmy Jones (Michele) of Talmo, Patsy Smith (Jimmy) of Oakwood and Cheryl Self (David) of Snellville. Stepmother, Nila Jones of Florida.  Numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.  His first wife, Jacqueline Jones of Auburn.

Funeral service: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Evans Funeral Home in Jefferson, Georgia with Reverend David Sharpton officiating.  Burial will take place 2:00 P.M. at Greenlawn Cemetery,  950 Mansel Road, Roswell, Georgia.  The family is to receive friends Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 5:00 – 8:00 at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee. 38105 or at www.stjude.org

Evans Funeral Home, Inc, 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia.
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