Larry Major Jones' Obituary
Dr. Larry Major Jones, 72, of Cordova, passed away March 12, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 1:30-3:00 pm Monday, March 14, with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 pm at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Poplar Ave. A private burial will follow. He was a graduate of Lawrence County High School, attended Auburn University and Middle Tennessee State University, and graduated from Southern College of Optometry. He served in the army from 1962-1966 attaining the rank of Major. Dr. Jones was in private practice several years before becoming Director of the Center for Visual Independence with the VRF Eye Specialty Group. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Frances Jones of Lawrenceburg, TN. Dr. Jones leaves his wife of 47 years, Kay Jones; two sons, Todd Jones of Jupiter, FL and Blake Jones and his wife Kristi and their daughters Tyler and Grace Jones all of Vaughan, MS; two brothers, Calvin Jones and his wife Jane of Brentwood, TN and Jerry Jones and his wife Frances of Tullahoma, TN. Memorials may be made to a charity of donor’s choice.
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