Bob Jones went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 8th, 2025. He was 86 years old. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Clifford and Mary Jones, sister, Elsie Weathers, and brother, Max Jones. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Barbara, two sons, Brad and wife, Kim, and Bryan and wife, Carrie, and six grandchildren, Eric, Kristen, Julianna, Richard, Colton, and Brinkley.

Bob and Barbara are members of Central Methodist Church in Kings Mountain.

Bob was born in Lattimore, NC and raised in Shelby, NC. He loved sports and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball while attending Shelby High School. Immediately after graduating, he was offered a baseball contract by the Cleveland Indians, but instead chose to play baseball and basketball at Gardner-Webb University. In 1961, he signed with the San Francisco Giants organization while continuing his education at East Carolina University in the off-season.

In 1962, he was drafted into the United States Army. He served his country honorably for two years as a Military Policeman while stationed in Albuquerque, NM, where he met his future wife, Barbara. They married later in Fresco, CA, where he had rejoined the Giants organization. After completing his degree, he was promptly hired as teacher and Head Football Coach of Holbrook High School in Lowell, NC. In 1970, one year after Ashley and Holbrook High Schools were consolidated, he became the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Kings Mountain High School. Throughout his career, he helped mold many young people as a Driver's Education and Physical Education teacher, as well as coach of various sports including football, basketball, baseball, golf, and track. After retiring as Head Coach and Athletic Director, he remained involved by helping various teams, leagues, and youth as an assistant coach, tennis instructor, radio announcer, and umpire. Bob was honored to have his dedication to athletics memorialized with inductions into both the Kings Mountain and the Cleveland County Sports Halls of Fame.

In his later years, Bob became an avid reader, and enjoyed playing golf with his friends at Kings Mountain Country Club, attending ACC Tournaments with his sons and friends, and reuniting with his high school friends and their families each year. He was very involved in helping his family pursue their academic and athletic dreams. He beamed with pride when talking about his family and would often say "I have had a blessed life".

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Central Methodist Church with Reverend Perry Hines officiating.

VISITATION: The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the Christian Activities Center at Central Methodist Church.

MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Bob's memory be made to the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club at P.O. Box 2017 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or a charity of donor's choice.

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