Wesley A. Jones, 84, died in Grand Rapids, Sunday, May 2, after a brief illness.
Wes was born on Sept. 13, 1936, in Ottawa County, Michigan to Arthur and Edith Jones. He graduated from Wayland High School in 1955.
Wesley was devoted to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masons starting in 1967. Brother Jones masonic tenure spanned 54 years, continuously and served in the highest office of the masonic fraternity in the State of Michigan, that of Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan in the years 1983-84. At the time of his passing, he was the most senior past Grand Master of Prince Hall Masons in the State of Michigan.
On Jan. 9, 1988, he married the love of his life, Lynne Renee Williamson. Along with her three children, this gave Wes and Lynne a wonderful, blended family of six children. Wesley is survived by his children William (Terri) Jones, Debra Jones and Valinda Stokes, stepchildren Tommi Valentino, Lisa (Terry) Davenport and Brian Williamson, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Wes was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lynne and sister Charlotte.
Viewing will be Monday, May 10, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Home. Family hour will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The funeral will begin at noon at Brown’s Funeral Home, 627 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids.
