Paul Milford Jones, 82, of Clarksburg, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 6:25 p.m. at Embassy Valley View near Frankfort where he had been a patient the past week.
Paul was born December 26, 1942, in Madison Mills, Ohio to Judge Alden and Theresa Belle Smith Jones. He was a graduate of Clarksburg Adena High School and lived most of his life in the Clarksburg community.
He was a self-employed plumber and electrician. For many years he was pastor at the House of Prayer in Octa, Ohio and did missionary work in the Philippines.
Paul served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War; was a member of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association and enjoyed attending church; bicycle riding and traveling.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Rev. Willard Jones and Rev. Thomas Jones.
He is survived by five children, Rodney (LaRhonda) Jones, Paula (William Pendergraft) Lucas and Tina (Phil) Park, all of Chillicothe, Johnnie (Todd) Legan of Naples, FL and Shawn ( Ashley) Jones of Talmo, GA; 13 grandchildren, Kassandra Jones, Brittany Jones, Allan Jones, Tiffany Keller, Tadd Clary, Justin Moore, Mathew Park, Tyler Legan, Justin Legan, Austin Jones, Haylee Burgess, Mya Jones and Kinley Jones; several great grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn Bott of Grove City and Mildred Harris of Clarksburg and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be held on Friday, April 18. 2025, at 1 p.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland with the Rev. Brent Curtis officiating. Burial will follow in the Brown’s Chapel Cemetery near Clarksburg.
Friends may call at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland Friday from 11 a.m. Friday until the time of the service.
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