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From the United Church of God Home Office Weekly Update July 25, 2024
Robert “Bob” Jones, an elder in the Jacksonville, Florida congregation, died peacefully on July 17 after battling severe infections of cellulitis and a UTI for several weeks. His son and grandson were at his side. Bob was baptized into the Church of God in 1963. After graduating from Ambassador College, he was hired by the Church and sent to train under Roger Foster in Greensboro, North Carolina.
After serving the members in that area for a year he went on to minister to many congregations and areas including Minneapolis/St. Paul and Rochester, Minnesota; St. Petersburg and Ft. Myers, Florida; Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia; and Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida. He retired in Jacksonville after 35 years in the ministry.
His faithfulness, humility and country boy wit are a lasting legacy to the man he was. He was proceeded in death by his son Eric and wife of 61 years, Mary. He is survived by his son Mike and grandchildren Meghan and Connor.
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Dennis Diehl (1968)
I was one of Bob's first ministerial assistants in Minneapolis in 1972 and always enjoyed days visiting with Bob. He had a very down home country wit and nature that was always so pleasant to be around. He always cared deeply for those he served and never thought of place or position.
I learned to say, "Shoot low Sheriff, he's riding a Shetland Pony" and whenver a bug hit the windshield, "I bet he wont have the guts to do that again!" I will miss Bob though I lost track of him over the years. A truly good man.