Larry Richard Jones Sr.

Larry Richard Jones, Sr., of Florence, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025. He was born in Statesboro, GA, the son of the late Amos Webster Jones and Eugenia Brown Jones. Mr. Jones was a talented artist and technical draftsman. He worked for many years at Brook’s Instrument before retiring from Sherman Williams Paint. He was an avid fisherman and loved to read the National Geographic. He was a member and Deacon at Elmer Baptist Church, in Statesboro, GA. He is preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife, Judie McDowell Jones; sons, Larry Richard (Vanessa) Jones, Jr. and Shawn Christopher Jones; daughter, Lori J. (Jon) Schiavone; and grandchildren, Carter Speaks, Nate Speaks and Lauren Speaks. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Tributes Processing, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please sign the Guest Book for the family at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.