Matthew T. Jones

Biography

Matthew T. Jones Mechanical Engineer Thomson, GA - Mr. Matthew "Matt" T. Jones, 30 of Elizabeth Drive entered into rest January 14, 2011. He was the beloved son of Tommy and Connie Jones. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Stokes officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will: Kevin Burnley, Daniel Ansley, Luke Chamblee, Blake Kennedy, Bryce Hawes and Daniel Hughes. Matt was a lifelong resident of McDuffie County, Georgia and graduated in 1999 from Thomson High School where he played in the THS Band. He attended Augusta Technical Institute and graduated in 2004 with a Mechanical Engineering Degree. Matt had been employed with the City of Thomson. He attended Pine Grove Baptist Church. Matt and his brother, Eric co-authored a book entitled Steel Drivers Moon which was published in 2010. Survivors include his mother and father, Connie and Tommy Jones; brother, Eric Michael Jones; paternal grandparents, George T. Jones, Sr. and Betty Jones.; maternal grandmother, Emily Smith all of Thomson, Ga.; and special caregivers, Belinda Davis, Robbin Anderson and Jackie Johnson. Matt was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Roy O. Smith. Memorials may be made to the MCG Health Children's Medical Center, 1120 15th Street, BA 8270, Augusta, GA 30912. Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net for complete obituary information and to sign the family's personal guestbook. Beggs Funeral Home 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Georgia 706-595-4100.

Funeral

Sunday January 16, 2011, 3:00 PM at Beggs Funeral Home Chapel Click for Map and Directions

Visitation

Saturday January 15, 2011, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Beggs Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions

Interment

Sunday January 16, 2011 at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens Click for Map and Directions