Memorial services for Rudy Alan Jones, 62, who entered into rest on June 18, 2018, will be conducted at Peoples Baptist Church at 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2018 in Springfield, Ohio. Interment at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in New Carlisle, Ohio will follow. Rudy was born in Springfield on June 27, 1955, was a 1973 graduate of Springfield North High School and earned his Bachelor degree in electrical engineering at The Ohio State University in 1978. He was a resident of the Augusta, GA area for over thirty years and was employed as a Project Manager at Savannah River Remediation under the United States Department of Energy. He was a member of Warren Baptist Church in Augusta and was active there in the international Bible Study Fellowship program. Rudy founded and led a mentorship program for at-risk, inner-city youth and was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, football, and basketball, including being a member of The Ohio State University men's junior varsity basketball team. Rudy was a devoted Ohio State fan, enjoyed Indy car racing, and was privileged to carry the Olympic torch in Augusta during the torch relay of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Rudy was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Carson Jones, Sr. and Gretta Ann Jones. Survivors include his wife, Nancy; daughter, Erin; brothers, Lewis (Iris) Jones, Jr., Vada (Missy) Jones, and Jason Jones; sisters, Crystal Jones and Adrienne Stillwell and several nieces and a nephew. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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