By Staff
PORTSMOUTH, VA — Clifton Earl Jones, 74, formerly of Chocowinity, died December 7, 2009 in a Portsmouth hospital. A native of Kinston, NC, he was a retired CPO in the U.S. Navy and also retired from Craney Island as a fuel technician.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel T. Jones; two sons, Alexx Jones of Virginia Beach and Jason Jones and wife Sarah of Corning, NY; three step-daughters, Theresa Oakey and husband Robert of Chocowinity, Margaret Speight and husband Randy of Powatan, VA, and Rose Olson of Portsmouth; three step-sons, Ralph Olson and wife Patty of Chesapeake, VA, David Olson and wife Robin of Williamsburg, VA, and Robert Olson and wife Glenda of Camden, NC; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
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