Earl Lloyd Jones, Sr.

Published 12:59 pm Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Earl Lloyd Jones, Sr. age 74, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was the son of the late Joseph Henry Jones and Hattie Marie Jones. Earl served in the Vietnam War for the US Army and later retired in 2008 from Snap-On Tools. Earl enjoyed working on cars. He was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 51 years, Vicie Jones, of the home; son, Earl Jones, Jr., of the home; daughter, Julia Jones (Ronnie McQueen), of Elizabethton; granddaughter, Chelsea Jones, of Elizabethton; great-granddaughter, Keyana Ramirez, of Elizabethton; four sisters-in-law, Lois DeLorto, of Bristol, VA, Jerelene Smith, of Elizabethton, Jean Jones, of Johnson City and Nellie Abel, of Chilhowie, VA; three brothers-in-law, Wayne Abel, of Chilhowie, VA, Charlie Abel and Randal Abel, of Saltville, VA; special nephew, Dallas DeLorto, Bristol, VA and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to celebrate the life of Earl will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Zion Baptist Church, Elizabethton with Dr. Alan King, Minister officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service on Wednesday.

A private disposition will be held at a later date.

Words of love and sympathy may be sent to the family through the funeral home website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel-Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is honored to assist the family of Earl Lloyd Jones, Sr.