Tupelo; Corinth
Funeral Home
Holland Funeral Home
Visitation
1-3 PM, Monday, September 2, 2024, Holland Funeral Directors, Tupelo.
Service
3 PM, Monday, September 2, 2024, Holland Funeral Directors, Tupelo.
Obituary
Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:
Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on Aug 28, 2024 and has moved on to his heavenly home. Former Captain Benjamin Quay Jones, age 52, who had served within the MSARNG within the 185th Aviation Brigade and HHC, 155th Brigade Combat Team has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord. Jones had initially served in the Marines prior to his MSARNG service.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Soldier. We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.
Another great Soldier has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Soldier for Life”.
Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:
TUPELO / CORINTH – A devout Child of God, a wonderful family man and a great patriot, Benjamin Quay “Ben” Jones, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth from complications of heart surgery He was born September 26, 1971, in Tupelo, to Ann Petruccelli of Tupelo and John Robert ‘Bob’ Jones of Water Valley. He was a 1990 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1995 graduate of the University of Mississippi. After graduation from Ole Miss, he joined the United States Marine Corps first and eventually was honorably discharged from the Mississippi Army National Guard and was proud to bring all of his troop’s home without any fatalities after four combat tours His valor and service merited him numerous medals for his exemplary service to his country. Ben worked as a Senior Manager of Northrupp-Grumond. He was considered “crunchy on the outside but caramel, protective, funny, caring, loving with a gentle personality on the inside”. He was the best son, brother, father, grandfather, and husband – he loved his kids supremely and enjoyed mentoring and teaching other kids at his Church. A strong Christian, he attended The Orchard in Tupelo. Ben’s life was lived with love, joy, peace, faith, kindness, goodness and self control. His wonderful countenance will be his lasting legacy.
Ben is survived by his wife, Dawn Jones, parents, Ann Petruccelli of Tupelo and Bob Jones of Water Valley; his son, Nathaniel ‘Nathan’ Jones (Katie Bandit) of Rahway, NY and bonus son Jackson Smith of Southaven, and daughters Lily-Cate Jones of Nashville, Madison Jones of Starkville, McKenzie Jones of Florence, and bonus daughters Constance Tankersley (James) of Lewisberg, TN, and Haizley Smith of Southaven; siblings, Heath Jones (Courtney) of Chattanooga, Breck Matthew Jones (Jessica) of Oxford, and Autumn Faith Swinkowski (John) of Water Valley; two grandchildren J.D. and Andi-Leigh.
A celebration of life service will be held at 3 PM on Monday, September 2, 2024, in the Sadie M. Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo. Family and close friends will deliver reflections. Visitation will be from 1 PM to service time Monday only. A private burial at a future date will take place in Oakhill Cemetery in Water Valley.. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed at 3 PM on Monday at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/live-streaming.
Honorary pallbearers will be Heath Jones, Breck Jones, John Swinkowski, Nathan Jones, Collin Jones, Chad McMahn, Mark Crockett and Kirk Phillips.
Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfont Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fla 32256. Condolences can be posted to Ben’s memorial page at hollandfuneraldirectors.com