Arch M. Jones Sr., 68, of Conway died Friday, March 25 (2011).
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 28, in the Crestlawn Memorial Park; a memorial service will follow at the First United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Friends and family are invited to stop by 835 Chapel Hill Drive (home of Arch and Artie) on Sunday. Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Conway.
Honorary pallbearers will be former basketball players.
The son of Arch M. Jones and Grace Breedlove Jones was born Oct. 1, 1942, at Springfield, Mo. He grew up in Harrison and obtained a Masters Degree from the University of Arkansas in Kinesiology. He played on the basketball team at Arkansas Tech University where he earned his undergraduate degree.
He had a 45-year career in education that included coaching, teaching and administration that spanned from high school to the college ranks where he retired from the University of Central Arkansas.
He was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church. He also served on several committees and boards in his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Anne.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Artie; a son, Arch Jones Jr. and wife, Candy; a daughter, Amy; two grandchildren, Caitlin Church and Archie Jones; a sister, Frances Mead and her husband, Tom.
Donations may be made to the Anne Jones Scholarship Fund c/o the University of Central Arkansas or the Conway Human Development Center.
