Mr. Willie W. Jones, Jr., 85, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, in Gulfport.
Mr. Jones was a native of Jackson County and a lifelong resident of the coast. He worked at the Broadwater Hotel and Edgewater Hotel as a gardener. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Willie W. Jones and Mattie McDonald Jones.
Survivors include two nephews, Robert Jones of D'Iberville and John R. Jones, Jr. of Baton rouge, LA.
The Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.