Mr. William Allen Jones, 91, of Randolph Hill Road in Randolph, NH passed away on Thursday evening, November 12, 2009 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Charleston, SC on July 4, 1918 the son of John T. and Hazel C. (Brandenburg) Jones. He has resided in Randolph since the mid 1950’s, moving to Maryland for several years then returning to Randolph upon his retirement. He was a US Army Veteran stationed at Fort Holabird in Baltimore, MD in the photo science lab. Upon his retirement from the military he was employed at Brown Company and was also a self employed carpenter. He was a member of the Dupont-Holmes Post 82 of the American Legion; a member of the Coos County Fire Warden’s Association; member of the Jaycees; the I.O.O.F.; was a member of the Randolph Planning Board; and a member of the Sesquicentennial Planning Board for Randolph.
Members of his family include his sister Dorothy Knight of Lake Mary, FL; several nieces; and many friends. He was predeceased by his wife Ada (Berghers) Jones and a sister Mildred Kyzer.
A Memorial Gathering in his memory will be held in the spring in the Randolph Cemetery in Randolph, NH. At the family’s request there will be no calling hours. Memorial donations in his memory may be made to the Crescent Range Trail Head c/o The Randolph Foundation, PO Box 283, Gorham, NH 03581.