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November 22, 2019

Obituary

Percy Elwood Jones, M.D., 79, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 in Greensboro, N.C. Dr. Jones was born on June 25, 1940 in Richmond, Va. to Clarence M. Jones and Mary C. Jones. He earned a degree in chemistry from Virginia Union University in Richmond and a medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. He completed his internship and residency in pathology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond before becoming board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. He was a fellow in both the College of American Pathologists and American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Dr. Jones was an associate professor of pathology at Creighton University in Nebraska while serving at Offutt Air Force Base. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he relocated to Greensboro, N.C. in 1975. He was Chief of Pathology at both L. Richardson Memorial and Kindred Hospitals for more than 30 years. He served as chair of the board of L. Richardson Hospital from 1988 to 1991. He was President of the Medical Staff at L. Richardson Hospital from 1977 to 1988, and President of the Medical Staff at Kindred Hospital from 2004 until 2014. He also served as a Medical Director in the Greater Greensboro Area for the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) starting in 1991. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Nora Louise Jones of Greensboro; son Christopher Collins Jones of Winston-Salem; daughter Sabrina Louise Jones of Columbia, Md.; daughter-in-law Shylise Simone Jones; three grandchildren Naomi Mary, Vince Elijah, and Evelyn Nora Jones, a host of nephews and nieces and other relatives. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at Providence Baptist Church, 1106 Tuscaloosa St., in Greensboro, N.C. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park in Greensboro.

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