Milton Percival Jones Jr.

By all that is holy By all that is fine All those, they are lowly All perfection is mine. By Milton Jones Milton Percival Jones Jr., of Portsmouth, Virginia, died at the age of 77 on the morning of April 20, 2019, after a long illness. His final hours were at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital surrounded by family. Author, veteran, and beloved husband and father, Milton had the heart of a poet and the courage of a warrior. His novel, Ultimate Obsession, chronicles one man’s search for beauty and truth. His short story, Scream of the Wet Monkeys, is based loosely on his own experiences in the army. After the military, Milton continued to protect servicemen and women as a Quality Assurance Specialist with the US Army Aviation, Missile Research, Development and Engineering Command in Huntsville, Alabama. Milton was highly regarded by his peers for enforcing quality standards as he traveled across the globe to facilities that manufactured equipment for the military. Milton obtained advanced degrees from Old Dominion University. Milton was born in Norfolk Virginia to Milton P. Jones, Sr. and Stella (Brickhouse) Jones. His childhood was spent fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, delivering newspapers by bicycle, and reading voraciously. In 1965, while at Old Dominion University, Milton met a dark-haired beauty named Carolyn Dennis. The attraction was mutual. Carolyn thought Milton was the smartest and tallest man she’d ever met. They married in 1967 and had two wonderful children, Charles Allen Jones and Sarah Elizabeth (Jones) Carpenter. Nothing meant more to Milton than family and he welcomed Sarah’s husband Chris Carpenter into the family in 2006, and delighted at the arrival of two beautiful grandchildren, Brielle in 2014 and Bennett in 2018. After the death of his parents, Milton became the patriarch of the Jones family. His wisdom and guidance were cherished by his brother Robert Jones of Hampton, his two sisters, Elizabeth Brickhouse of Harrisonburg and Carolyn O’Neal of Charlottesville, and their families. A Memorial service will be held at Park View Christian Church, 3201 Western Branch Blvd, Chesapeake, Virginia, on Saturday, April 27th, at 11 am. Visitation with family will follow the service in the Reception Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Park View Christian Church Living Endowment Fund or the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. When I was young, the years ago, When tea buds rose, love lifting dew, And Spanish moss from cypress hung And mocked- that I was never young, She was pure and pure she rose 'Gainst godhood in my hands she rose So long ago, when I was young And Spanish moss from cypress hung. By Milton Jones