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passed peacefully from this life on March 5, 2011 at
10:50 p.m. He was surrounded and supported by his loving family.
Rev. Ben S. Jones was born on June 20, 1936 to Claiborne E. Jones
and Sadie Jones (Macklin) in Brunswick County, Virginia, also a
devoted mother was Katherine Jones all of whom predeceased Ben
Jones.
Rev. Ben attended public school at the Brunswick County School
system. After school, Rev. Ben joined the United States Army from
December 2, 1954 - November 27, 1956. Rev. Ben worked for
Alexanders Department Store upon relocating to NJ and for thirtyfour
years he was employed by United Parcel Service in Saddle
Brook, NJ retiring in 1995.
Rev. Ben S. Jones was a devoted assistant pastor at Macedonia
Temple R.Z.U.A. in New Jersey under Sr. Pastor Reverend Claiborne
Jones.
Rev. Ben married Litty Sue Jones on April 4, 1959 and was happily
married for fifty-two years.
Rev. Ben was predeceased by one child, Vanessa M. Jones and his
sister, Rev. Ann Pickens of Omaha, Nebraska.
Rev. Ben is survived by his loving wife, Litty Sue Jones of Teaneck,
NJ; four children, Teresa A. Alston of Hackensack, NJ, Florenda A.
Jones of Hackensack, NJ, Vickie S. Jones of Teaneck, NJ and Elie C.
Jones of Bogota, NJ; two brothers and three sisters, John Jones of
Hackensack, NJ and Rev. Claiborne Jones of Lawrenceville, VA, Ester
Vitina Callis of Lawrenceville, VA, Edith Udell Stith of Converse, TX
and Marion Coleman of Freeman, VA; two brothers-in-law, Peter
Stith of Converse, TX and Henry Coleman of Freeman, VA; three
sisters-in-law, Ethel Stewart of Gasburg, VA, Dorothy Byrd of
Englewood, NJ and Barbara Clayton of Englewood, NJ; eight
grandchildren, Cornell B. Alston, Walter B. Alston, Aaron Alston, Amil
Alston, Eric Malik Greaves, Darius Amar Jones, Justin Elijah Jones,
Patricia M. Gibbs; and a host of loving aunts, nieces, nephews,
cousins, other loving family members and friends.