Mr. Wiley "Bubba" Jones, Jr. was born April 8,1940, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Wiley B. Jones, Sr. and Minnie Gaynor Jones Hosey. He was affectionately known to his family and friends as "Bubba". He was the family patriarch and historian. He was a kind soul who loved his family and loved life and enjoyed dancing, playing the guitar and the drums; He also loved the Lord and singing in church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; great-grandmother, Lillie "Ma Lillie" Williams; sisters, Mamie B. Gallmon, Lillie Mae Jones, Mary Frances Underwood, Deborah Clarke and Ella Marie Horne; brother, James Lester Hosey; nieces, Jackie Herron and Joy Sutherland-Foushee; nephews, Larry Jones, Jonathan Nappier and Dennis Bush.

He leaves behind many who will cherish great and loving memories including sisters: Mae Johnson (Calvin), Cora Yopp, and Betty Burnett; brother ,Michael Hosey; nieces: Daphne Putnam, Matilda Renee Payne, Maedean Johnson (TK), Melissa McCalla (Sean), Debra Hosey (Jerry), Nakisha Adegbayibi (Jamal), Paula Mathis, Deborah Wilson, Joan Nappier, Arquella Howell, Nicole Taylor, Kayla Clarke (Erica), and Michele Josey; nephews, James Sirmon (Lillie), Harold Nappier, A.J. Jones, Jr. (Tynae), James Hosey (Dafney), Bennie Green, William Johnson (Demeka), Robert Jones, Eric Gallman, Ronald Gallmon (Janice), Isaac Gallmon, Leonard Gallmon, Tony Hosey (Evette), Gary Herron, Michael Herron, and Antiwon Herron; a host of sorrowing family and friends including the Jones family (Cordele, GA, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Philadelphia, PA), the Payne family, and Gaynor family; caregivers, Tammy Brunson; along with the staff and friends at the Progress Village Senior Center, the Greene family, Patricia Lester; Door-to-Door Senior Transportation; and the staff at Melech Hospice House.