William R. 'Bill' Jones DENTON, Md. - William R. "Bill" Jones, of Denton, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at the Memorial Hospital in Easton, Md. He was 78. Bill was born in Goldsboro. He was the son of the late Harry Malone Jones and Mary Lola Sipple Jones. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Bickling and Betty Pippin. Bill graduated from the Greensboro High School and was a veteran of the US Army. He had farmed and also worked for EI DuPont in Seaford where he was known as "Spike." He retired from DuPont in 1985 and continued farming until the present. He was a great fan of the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Ravens, NASCAR, and horse racing. He was also an active member of the VFW Memorial Post 7937. Bill is survived by his wife, Anna D. Jones of Denton; two sons, Lee DeFord of Washington, D.C. and Harry R. Jones of Denton; four grandchildren, Mark Jones, Matthew Jones, Jeremy Jones, and Andrew Jones; and two great-grandchildren, Abigail and Kaylyn. The funeral service will be 1 p.m., Thursday, May 27, at the Moore Funeral Home, P.A., 12 S. Second St. in Denton where friends may visit with the family from 6 until 8 p.m., Wednesday evening. The interment will be in the Denton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests for friends to send memorial donations to the VFW Memorial Post 7937, PO Box 51, Greensboro, MD 21639 or to the Denton Church of the Brethren, 108 S. Seventh St., Denton, MD 21629. www.moorefuneralhomepa.com.