Billie Ray Jones, 79, of Hernando, FL passed away February 22, 2022 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL. He was born in Milltown, TN on June 27, 1942 to the late Vestel Lee and Mary Ellen (Sabens) Jones. Billie worked in the steel industry as a nail picker, and served our country in the U.S. Army. He arrived in this area in 2002, coming from Royal Palm Beach, FL and was Baptist by faith. Billie enjoyed fishing, going to car races, and being helpful to others. He never met a stranger, and liked everyone he knew. Billie is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy Jones. Other survivors include his sons James D. Jones and his wife Theresa of Peru, IN, Anthony W. Jones and his wife Sheila of Homosassa, FL, and Larry Ray Jones of Elberton, GA; brothers Roger F. Jones, Michael L. Donoho, and Terry Lee Jones; sisters Virginia Ann Spain and Peggy Lou Marple; 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Billie’s urn will be laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL at a later date. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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