R. Ermal Jones, 82, of Whittington Road, Charleston, departed this life on June 16, 2010, to join her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. After a short illness, Ermal passed away peacefully at The Hubbard Hospice House with family by her side.
Ermal was born on September 14, 1927, at Island Branch, in Kanawha County, to Mayford and Susie Jones, both deceased. She was also predeceased by a brother, Delmar Jones; by three sisters, Opal Harding, Anna Wilkinson and Macel M. Jones; brothers-in-law, Jim Wilkinson and Lawson Harding; sister-in-law, Betty Jones. She attended school at Straight Creek and at Walton High School, in Roane County, WV.
She was a member, trustee and faithful worker at the Old Faith Bible Church, formerly Old Faith Gospel Tabernacle, on Whittington Road, Charleston, WV. Ermal was a Christian since 1943, when she was saved at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, in Roane County, and was baptized by the Rev. Clark Moore. Ermal also attended church for several years at Parsons Chapel on the West Side of Charleston. Ermal retired from the Charleston National Bank on December 31, 2003, where she was known for dedication to her job. One of her gifts was the ability to work with people from all walks of life, and when she retired from the bank, coworkers, bank executives, lawyers, accountants and other tenants came to congratulate her. Prior to working at the bank, Ermal had worked for the Clyde and Beulah Jarvis family of Elkview and for the Jim and Betty Caldwell family of Charleston.
She is survived by a brother, Rex Jones, also of Charleston; by her brother-in-law, Charles K. Jones, of Charleston; by nephews and nieces, Curtis Jones and his wife, Sue, of Mentor, Ohio; Sara Riley, of Milford, Ohio; Keith Jones and his wife, Pam, of Charleston; Paul Jones and his wife, Angela, of Mentor, Ohio; Linda Madden, of Charleston; Lois Geiger and her husband, Joe, of Huntington; Eric Jones and his wife, Anita, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; and Jennifer Jones, of Mentor, Ohio. She is also survived by many loving great nieces and nephews and by a multitude of friends and brothers and sisters in Christ.
Friends and family may call from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 18, 2010, at the Long & Fisher Funeral Home in Sissonville, WV. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010, with Rev. Donald Young, presiding. Burial will follow at the John Beane Cemetery, Sissonville.
Ermal''s family wishes to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Ermal''s especially close friends, Helen Moss and Ruth Ann Knoke, for their long and sisterly friendships with Ermal and their devotion to her during her time of need. Thanks are also extended to the many dedicated caregivers at Cedar Ridge and to the many members of Ermal''s church family who frequently visited with her at the nursing home. As a final thought about Ermal, although she had no children of her own, she loved her many nephews and nieces with a Mother''s heart, and will always be lovingly remembered.