William Riley “Skip” Jones, Jr. passed away Tuesday January 1, 2019, at Lexington Medical Center. Skip was born on July 17, 1947 in Greer, SC, to the late William Riley Jones, Sr and Doris Holcombe Jones. He’d lived in Lexington, SC for the past forty years.

Skip attended the University of South Carolina and was a lifelong member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and a past member of the National Guard. He was an avid Gamecock Club member for fifty years. He worked as store manager with Glidden Paint Company and as a medical sales representative for Syntex Laboratories.

He was a South Carolina football official for twenty-five years. He coached girls’ softball in the Lexington County Recreation Department for more than twenty years fostering many successful players. Skip was the president of the Lexington Civitan Club during the nineties and a leader in his church, Calvary Chapel.

He is survived by his wife Jan Rushton Jones; son William Riley “Trey” Jones III; daughters, Michelle Jones Piller and Brooke Jones and a son-in-law John Piller; A sister Janet Jones Rosado and her husband Victor Rosado and a brother Roger Lee Jones and his wife Teresa Davis Jones.

Skip had six grandchildren who were the apple of his eye. Savannah Jones, Olivia Jones, Blythe Hicks, Landon Hicks, John Piller, Jr. and Liam Piller. His family will greatly miss his love, support and wonderful smile.

Skip’s legacy was his ability to make others smile and his ever encouraging words. He had the special talent to make you glad you’re alive and his friend. His memory will live and thrive in our hearts for many years.