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Hi Gwen,
Steven Jeffries
January 14th, 2010 at 12:00am
My prayers are with are with the family at this of sorrow. May the Lord be the one you call on in your darkest hours.I will miss seeing him at the Wellness Center.
Yolanda Solis
January 14th, 2010 at 12:00am
Juanita, Gwen and the entire Jones family. sorry to hear about the loss of your love one. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Your sister in Christ, Rose McGee, West Memphis, Ar
Rose (Echols) McGee
January 14th, 2010 at 12:00am
To the Bereaved family of my Pastor Maurice Jones. My family and I are in prayer with you and for you. May the Lord continue to be with you now and forever. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Fred D. Madden, Sr.
January 14th, 2010 at 12:00am
may the joy of the lord continue in the spirit of the jones family,and allow that joy to be your strength
pastor cobbs & spiritual chruch of christ family
January 14th, 2010 at 12:00am
Very sorry .God makes no misstakes, peace be with you and your family.
Susie Whitmore
January 15th, 2010 at 12:00am
We are gentler. We are kinder. We are more compassionate. In plain words, we are better people for having known Reece Jones - the man who "acted justly, loved mercy and walked humbly with his God"
Steve Pearo - Grand Junction, Colorado
January 15th, 2010 at 12:00am
Sorry to hear about your loss of a great man. Prayers go out to the famley.I became a frend of Maurice back in the 70's when we had some great times on the mat. He will be missed.
Bradley Waldrop [Eau Claire]
January 15th, 2010 at 12:00am
To Gwen and the Jones family: We realize that you don't even know who we are however we were so saddened when we heard the news. We knew him as "Mo-Joe" What a very special man. Our connection dates back to our years spent with Mo-Joe and our very good mutual friend, Steve Pero, during our fun, crazy and most memorable times at Northern Michigan University in Marquette Michigan.Sue and I were dating at the time and we were later married after completing school. Our special times with Mo-Joe were in the evenings sitting up on top of Sugar Loaf Mountain by the burning glow of the campfire - boy oh boy could that man ever sing. What a beautiful loving person. To this day we speak of those special times to our children and how Mo-Joe would lead us all in song up on the Mountain.I proposed marriage to my wife Sue up on that same mountain and MO-Joe and his sweet, sweet voice will always remain a big part of our found memories. I am sure he is in Heaven right now leading others in song. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thank you for Maurice and for the memories. Love, Dan&Sue Downey
Dan & Sue Downey
January 16th, 2010 at 12:00am
What a great man he was. Always positive, always looking to praise the Lord, always trying to encourage others. Our communities will miss him!
Rev Daniel Stout
January 16th, 2010 at 12:00am
Kevin, Bethany, and the rest of the Jones family: We were so saddened when we learned of your loss. Words can not express how good of a man Mr. Jones was. We just hope there is peace with your family knowing he is in a better place. We love you, let us know if we can help in any way.
Stan & Jacqui Zurwalski
January 16th, 2010 at 12:00am
To the Jones family, we were saddened to hear the news of Maurice's passing. I have many fond memories of "Reese" from our earlier years growing up at Trinity Baptist Church and him singing with my sister Rosalind in the Jr. and Young adult choirs. I also remember Gwen and his wedding day when he announced that God had called him into the ministry. It came as no surprise as everyone around him knew the call of God was on his life. During this time of sorrow may you all be reminded of the song he used to sing, "God Never Fails" and trust in Him to comfort and keep you...Much Love The Boone Family
Ray & Nancy (May) Boone
January 16th, 2010 at 12:00am
We offer to you our sincerest condolences. Maurice Jones will always be remembered for his pastoral during our time at Trinity Baptist Church. But remember, Jesus Christ offers a better life after death. Jesus has the power over life and death because He is the creator of life. He who is life can surely restore life. Whoever believes in Christ has a spiritual life that death cannot conquer. For Jesus said, “Because I live you also will live (John 14:19).” Our thoughts and prayers go with you.
Essie and Sakita Taylor
January 17th, 2010 at 12:00am
I offer my sincerest condolences to the family of pastor jones may god bless all of you in this time of such a loss of a great man of the most high .
larry and darlene hale
January 17th, 2010 at 12:00am
My prayers are with the family at this time. Keep the faith. He will forever be in your hearts. Remember the good times that you shared. He's smiling down on you right now.
Jackie (Baber) Laws
January 19th, 2010 at 12:00am
Wow! There are no right words especially for the shock of this situation. However, God's word is ultimately helpful. Find your compfort in it. I will miss my big brother. I
Andrew Wamble
January 19th, 2010 at 12:00am
Gwen, Mother Juanita, Bethany, Kevin, and grandchildren. My prayers are with you on the passing of brother Maurice aka Reese. Though he will be truly missed he has left this earthly place to go his true home. God Bless you all,
Selena Lauderdale Randall
January 28th, 2010 at 12:00am
Pastor Maurice was a gracious man and a wonderful colleague in ministry. Thanks for serving We Care in Bangor and for giving of yourself to many people. I remember your heartfelt prayers. May you as a family know God's comfort. Pastor Gerrit Haagsma
Gerrit Haagsma
January 29th, 2010 at 12:00am
Well Reece ... it's been a year and my heart still aches. I can't imagine it will ever stop. "Remember the Titans" was on TV last night (1/11/11). How fitting. Every time I see Gary and Julius messin' with each other I think of us. "Left Side ... Strong Side". Guess we're not going to get that chance to grow old together ... at least here on earth. I was so looking forward to weekly BBQ's together. In closing, dear brother, please ask the good Lord to watch over us. To keep Gwen, Bethany and Kevin in His loving care. Ask him also to bestow His grace, His healing and His peace upon us. I love you and miss you my friend.
Steve Pearo
January 12th, 2011 at 12:00am
My Brother. My Big, Black, Beautiful Brother. It's been exactly two years and one day since you went AWOL. What's up with that Buddy? Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, it's Gods Will and all that stuff. But younno, those of us still deployed really miss you man! I still really miss you man! And although the passing of time tends to heal, it still hurts alot. And sometimes as I pour out my heart to our Heavenly Father begging for his comfort - I come away from His table still hungry.
Steve Pearo
January 13th, 2012 at 12:00am
My Dear Friend, 3 years have now passed. I hope the sorrow, lonliness and emptiness that Gwen and your children have had to face is somehow easing and that Our Heavenly Father is gently and completely comforting them. Entering these thoughts may seem silly and immature to you friend, but it's the only way I can pour out the heaviness in my heart. I miss you so. There have only been a couple of men with whom I could share my deepest feelings, hopes, doubts and questions regarding our faith and belief in God. And with you "On the Other Side" ... well, all I can do is hope you can read this from afar. Reece - I have stage 4 cancer and am getting weaker and weaker. I suspect I'm not long for this world ... maybe that's the good news? I hope I get to see you again. Anyway, please pray for me that God's mercy will triumph over justice. Please pray for all of us as we carry on. Please ask God to help us as our faith still wrestles with doubt, as our hope is still challenged by despair and as our love still suffers from sin.
Steve Pearo
January 12th, 2013 at 12:00am
Well dear brother Reece - I'm still on this side of the grass and still miss you terribly. Know that you are daily and forever in my thoughts and prayers. I love you good buddy. Know that I check-in on Gwen from time to time as well. All of you are loved dearly. "Steamboat Steve"
Steve Pearo
January 16th, 2014 at 12:00am
